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White Pansy

White Pansy

1927
(American, 1887–1986)
America, 20th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 94.5 x 79.2 x 5.1 cm (37 3/16 x 31 3/16 x 2 in.); Unframed: 91.7 x 76.3 cm (36 1/8 x 30 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe 1987.139
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

O'Keeffe displayed this painting above her living room couch before bequeathing it to the museum.

Description

Among O'Keeffe's most admired works are her close-up images of flowers whose compositions border on abstraction. In this example, a large image of a white pansy is juxtaposed against much smaller blossoms of light blue forget-me-nots.
  • Estate of the artist, 1986
  • Barr, Alfred H. Paintings by Nineteen Living Americans: December 13, 1929 to January 12, 1930, the Museum of Modern Art, New York. New York: n.p., 1930. Mentioned: p. 65
    "Art Museum Gets O'Keeffe Paintings." The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), April 22, 1986. Mentioned: p, 5C
    Turner, David G. Georgia O'Keeffe: Paintings: Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, December 19, 1986 to April 12, 1987. Santa Fe: CG Books, 1986. Mentioned
    Cullinan, Helen. "Georgia on our Minds, O'Keeffe Legacy: 5 Glowing New Oils at Museum." The Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), September 5, 1987. Mentioned: 4B
    Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. Reproduced
    Lynes, Barbara Buhler. Georgia O'Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. Reproduced: p. 341
    Lynes, Barbara Buhler. O'Keefe's O'Keeffe's: The Artists Collection. London: Thames & Hudson, 2001. Reproduced: fig. 47
    Viéville, Camille. O'Keeffe. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 308-309, no. 290
  • O'Keeffe's O'Keeffes: The Artist's Collection. Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI (organizer) (May 4-August 19, 2001); Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM (September 14, 2001-January 13, 2002); Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humbelbaek, Denmark (February 8-May 20, 2002).
    The Georgia O'Keeffe Gift. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 4-November 15, 1987).
    Georgia O’Keeffe: Paintings. Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe (December 19, 1986-April 12, 1987).
    Modern Realism. Staten Island Museum, Staten Island (November 27, 1955-January 10, 1956) [unconfirmed].
    An American Place, Georgia O'Keeffe: An Exhibition of Paintings. New York (January 27-March 1, 1935) [unconfirmed].
    Paintings by Nineteen Living Americans. Museum of Modern Art, New York (December 13, 1929-January 12, 1930).
    O'Keeffe Exhibition. Intimate Gallery, New York (January 9-February 27, 1928) [unconfirmed].
  • {{cite web|title=White Pansy|url=false|author=Georgia O'Keeffe|year=1927|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1987.139