No. 4 Special

1915

Georgia O'Keeffe

Associated Names
Georgia O'Keeffe

Artist, American, 1887 - 1986

The image displays a series of elongated lines and curves with a mix of dark and light shading, creating an abstract composition. Two bulbous oval shapes intersect at the top, while below, cascading elongated lines evoke a flowing effect. Subtle gradients and soft edges add to the abstract nature of the image.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist, 1986; The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, Abiguiu, New Mexico, 1991, gift to NGA, 1992

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1916

  • "Georgia O'Keeffe—C. Duncan—Réné Lafferty," 291, New York, May 23 - July 5, 1916.

1987

  • "Georgia O'Keeffe," National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1988; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 1988; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1989.

1999

  • "Georgia O'Keeffe: The Poetry of Things," The Phillips Collection, Washington, April 17 - July 18, 1999, no. 2, as Special No. 4.

2009

  • "Georgia O'Keeffe and Abstraction," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 17, 2009 - January 17, 2010. Traveled to: the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., February 6 - May 9, 2010; Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM, May 28 - September 12, 2010, no. 2. (Exhibited only at the Phillips.)

2016

  • "American Modernism Installation: Rotation I," National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 30, 2016 - March 13, 2017.

Bibliography

1999

  • Lynes, Barbara Buhler. Georgia O'Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. New Haven and London, 1999: no. 49

2009

  • Haskell, Barbara, ed. Georgia O'Keeffe and Abstraction. Exh. cat. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2009-2010, New Haven, 2009, no. 2.

Watermarks

INGRES PMF (ITALIA)

Wikidata ID

Q64571675

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