A curled, abstract shape resembling a spiral or vortex, with dark and light shading creating a sense of depth.

Drawings

No. 8 - Special (Drawing No. 8)

1916

Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 24 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (62.2 × 47.9 cm)
Accession number
85.52
Acquired
1985
Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul Purchase Fund
Reproduction credit
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
collection

About this work

Georgia O'Keeffe, No. 8 - Special (Drawing No. 8), 1916. Charcoal on paper, sheet (Irregular): 24 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (62.2 × 47.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul Purchase Fund 85.52. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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