Calla Lily on Grey

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)

1928

Country of Origin, for CustomsUnited States of America

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions80.96 x 43.18 cm (31 7/8 x 17 in.)

Credit LineGift of the William H. Lane Foundation

Accession number1990.431

On View

On view

ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsReverse: [star]ProvenanceBy November 5, 1953, Downtown Gallery, New York (stock no. 98) [see note 1]; April 21, 1955, sold by Downtown Gallery to the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, MA [see note 2]; 1990, gift of the William H. Lane Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1990)

NOTES:
[1] This painting appears on a stock list of O’Keeffe paintings, dated November 5, 1953. Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Miscellaneous Stock Records, O’Keeffe, Georgia: Reel 5609 (Box 64), Frame 763.

[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (1 of 2), 1955: Reel 5628 (Box 72), Frame 170.

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