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Gerald's Tree II

Artist Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887 - 1986)

Date1937

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions40 × 30 inches (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Frame: 42 1/2 × 33 1/8 × 1 1/2 inches (108 × 84.1 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1987

Object number31.222.1

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextGeorgia O’Keeffe depicted a dead cedar tree located in the red hills of Ghost Ranch. By magnifying and cropping the elegant, simplified form of the tree and juxtaposing it with the sweeping alluvial folds of the red hills, she transformed the ordinary into something abstract and mysterious. She named the tree after author and friend Gerald Heard, who was enamored with it while visiting her in New Mexico.

ProvenanceGeorgia O'Keeffe, 1937-1971; purchased 1971 by Doris Bry, New York, New York; David Suskind, New York, New York, 1971-1986; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, New York); purchased January 13, 1987 by Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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