Ritz Tower, 1928
Ritz Tower, 1928
Oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 14 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Museum Purchase
2018.14.1
Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
A nocturne painting of a tall cylindrical stacked skyscraper in black shadow with various floors of illuminated windows. Visible behind the Ritz Tower, is a darkened sky with a channel of horizontal flowing clouds in blue and white which partially obscure the moon.
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Catalogue Raisonné Number
621
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On the back of the painting, Georgia O'Keeffe is handwritten in black ink . The initials AS is written in black ink at the area where the canvas is affixed to the 14-inch section of stretcher. Also on the backing, handwritten in graphite, is Ritz Tower – 25, and the circled initials OK.Provenance
(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); John S. Hilson, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1958; Estate of John S. Hilson, 1992; Christie's, New York, NY, sale no. 7544, lot no. 123, 4 December 1992CREDITS & RIGHTS
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Purchase
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