3 Zinnias, 1921
3 Zinnias, 1921
Oil on canvas, 6 x 8 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
2006.5.93
Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe
This small painting is comprised of three zinnias in front of a gray-blue background. The zinnia on the left is a soft pink color, and it has a yellow center. The middle flower is white and also has a yellow center. The zinnia on the right is a darker pink around its edges with lighter pink highlights. Its center is not visible.
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Catalogue Raisonné Number
353
Inscriptions
Inscriptions: Stretcher:1. "Sept -- 218 - 20 / flake & turpentine" (graphite)
2. "39 / 1921" (Alfred Stieglitz, graphite)
3. "St 6 1/4 x 8 3/16" (George Of, graphite) (in cat. rais. dim. has line through middle of text)
4. "K--41" (unidentified hand, graphite) [twice]
Backing:
1. "Georgia O'Keeffe --" (black ink, obscured by label)
2. "3 Zinnias / 1920?" (graphite)
3. OK * (graphite)
Provenance
Estate of the artist, 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe 1986 Abiquiu/New MexicoExhibition History
1923 New York (Anderson, no. 39; 1966 Fort Worth2008 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent Collection (GOK and the Camera)
2009 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent Collection (Modernists in NM)
2009 Santa Fe (O'Keeffe) Permanent Collection (Beyond Our Shores/Jimson Weed Returns)
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© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Gift
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