The Shell, ca. 1934
The Shell, ca. 1934
Pastel on paper, 10 x 15 inches
Private Collection
Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Kachurin, New York, NY, 1970
Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
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Catalogue Raisonné Number
847
Inscriptions
Verso: inaccessible. Backing: 1. The Shell – (1934) / pastel by Georgia O'Keeffe / An American Place / 509 Madison Ave. New York / N.Y." (AS, white label, black ink) 2. "DO NOT JAR This is an unfixed pastel. It could be fixed, but fixing / would somewhat alter the / color" (AS, black ink)Provenance
(An American Place, New York, NY); Private collection, 1937; Rehn Gallery, New York, NY, before 1970; Private collection, New York, NY, before 1970; Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, NY, sale no. 2999, lot no. 30, 4 March 1970; (William Zierler, Inc., New York, NY)Exhibition History
1937 New York (An American Place – O'Keeffe), no. 2, as Inside the Shell – PastelleCREDITS & RIGHTS
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