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Cliffs Beyond Abiquiú, Dry Waterfall

1943

Georgia O'Keeffe

(American, 1887–1986)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 79.5 x 44 x 5.1 cm (31 5/16 x 17 5/16 x 2 in.); Unframed: 76.2 x 40.6 cm (30 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe 1987.141
Copyright
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

O’Keeffe preferred certain frame styles, including this example nicknamed “clamshell” due to its shape.

Description

Weary from social duties in Manhattan that distracted her from making art, O’Keeffe spent increasing time in rural New Mexico near the village of Abiquiú, eventually moving there permanently. As evidenced here, the multicolored cliffs near her home at Ghost Ranch provided subject matter for her painting. Upon her death, the artist bequeathed this canvas—along with four others—to the Cleveland Museum of Art, an early supporter of her work.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts a cliff in beige, peach, and gray colors. The cliff completely covers the painting except for a thin strip of light blue sky seen through a slight dip in the rocky cliffs in the upper center. Rock formations cut down in "v" shapes, guiding the eye down the cliff toward tufts of greenery in the lower half. Thick sections of color with minimal shading stylize the cliff.

Cliffs Beyond Abiquiú, Dry Waterfall

1943

Georgia O'Keeffe

(American, 1887–1986)
America

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