Above the Clouds I, 1962-1963
Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 48 1/4 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Gift of The Burnett Foundation and The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
1997.5.14
Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
Large canvas of aerial view of the sky from above the cloud level. To the point of the horizon at 2/3 of the canvas the sky is vibrant blue dotted with islands of white clouds like icebergs in the sea. The top 1/3 is the pale horizon fading from salmon peach to grey-blue to the edge of the canvas.
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Catalogue Raisonné Number
1474
Inscriptions
Inscriptions: Stretcher: inaccessibleVerso: inaccessible
Backing:
1. "Above The Clouds I 62? (black ink)
2. "Box 42 / on 4" (DB, black ink)
Provenance
Estate of the artist, 1986 ^The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, Abiquiu, N.Mex., 1993 ^The Burnett Foundation, Fort Worth, Tex., 1996 (partial share) Georgia O'Keeffe 1986 Abiquiu/New MexicoExhibition History
1997 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Inaugural1998 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent
2001 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) O'Keeffe's O'Keeffes
2008 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) GOK and the Camera; all venues
2010 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) GOK: Abstraction; all venues
2010 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) O'Keeffiana
2011 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent Collection (Robert Henri)
2012 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent Collection (Jaune Quick-to-See Smith)
2014 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Inspired by the Journey (Covarrubias)
Publication History
Inaugural Catalogue: The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum; Peter Hassrick; 1997CREDITS & RIGHTS
Gift, © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
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