Lot 22
- 22
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887 - 1986
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Blue Hills No. III
- watercolor on paper
- 12 by 8 3/4 inches
- (30.5 by 22.2 cm)
- Executed in 1916.
Provenance
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Bill Dean, New York, 1986
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, 1986
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
Bill Dean, New York, 1986
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, 1986
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
Exhibited
New York, The Downtown Gallery, Summer 1963 Exhibition, June-August 1963, no. 59
New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Master Drawings and Watercolors: 1883-1986, October-December 1986, no. 9, illustrated in color
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, O'Keeffe on Paper, April-July 2000, no. 11, p. 139, illustrated in color p. 92
New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Master Drawings and Watercolors: 1883-1986, October-December 1986, no. 9, illustrated in color
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, O'Keeffe on Paper, April-July 2000, no. 11, p. 139, illustrated in color p. 92
Literature
Barbara Buhler Lynes, Georgia O'Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven, Connecticut, 1999, vol. I, no. 110, p. 78, illustrated in color
O'Keeffe: Watercolors and Pastels, Whitney Museum of American Art, Artist Archive File
Archives of American Art, The Downtown Gallery Papers, Roll ND/34, frame: 466-67
O'Keeffe: Watercolors and Pastels, Whitney Museum of American Art, Artist Archive File
Archives of American Art, The Downtown Gallery Papers, Roll ND/34, frame: 466-67
Condition
Very good condition. Affixed at all four corners. Small scratch at center right. Two small spots of abrasion in the extreme upper left corner.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.