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Georgia O'Keeffe
3 Zinnias, 1921
Georgia O'Keeffe
3 Zinnias, 1921
Oil on canvas, 6 x 8 inches
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation
2006.5.93

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.
DETAILS

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 Mexico

Exhibition History

1923 New York (Anderson, no. 39; 1966 Fort Worth
2008 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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Source System ID

998