Artwork Details
20 x 30 in. (canvas) 21-5/8 x 31-5/8 x 1-5/8 in. (framed, Optium)
Accession NumberGift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Fesler
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteArtist; purchased by Caroline Marmon Fesler [1878-1960], Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1943 (43.37).
- In this painting O’Keeffe magnifies the motif, turning the rolling hills of New Mexico’s Bisti Badlands into powerful mountains.
- While the title Grey Hills suggests a limited palette, the artist employs a broad range of colors to depict the eroded landscape.
- O’Keeffe visited this remote region in November 1941. In a letter to her patron, Mrs. Fesler, O’Keeffe wrote: “It is a desolate place—no water—no trees—no grass—only a little sage. Being one of my favorite places I liked spending the last days there before coming East.”
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
October 13, 2024 - January 20, 2025
Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore: Giants of Modern Art
Montréal Museum of Fine Arts
February 10, 2024 - June 2, 2024
O'Keeffe and Moore
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
September 30, 2023 - December 31, 2023
O'Keeffe and Moore
San Diego Museum of Art
May 12, 2023 - August 27, 2023
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Painter's Lens
Fondation Beyeler
January 23, 2022 - May 22, 2022
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Painter's Lens
Centre Georges Pompidou
September 8, 2021 - December 6, 2021
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Painter's Lens
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
April 20, 2021 - August 8, 2021
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