Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)

Lavender Iris

Details

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Lavender Iris
signed 'Georgia O'Keeffe' and dated '52' and inscribed with title on an original backing attached to the reverse
oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)

Provenance

Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Exhibited

Jacksonville, Florida, The Cummer Gallery of Art, American Masterpieces from The Warner Collection, September-November 1984
Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Art Center, Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Contemporaries, September-December 1985, no. 23, illus.
South Bend, Indiana, South Bend Art Center, American Masterpieces from The Warner Collection, December 1989-Februray 1990
Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery Museum of Art, Impressions of America from The Warner Collection, June-July 1991

Lot Essay

This painting will be considered for inclusion in the forthcoming catalogue raisonn of the artist's work, a joint project of the National Gallery of Art and Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation with the assistance of the Burnett Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation. Author: Barbara Buhler Lynes.