Long-Lost Georgia O’Keeffe Landscape Goes to Auction
Her painting “Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I” was stashed in an East Village closet for decades. Now it might sell for up to $3 million.
Long-lost Georgia O'Keeffe landscape titled "Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I" (1930) will be auctioned off at Christie's 20th Century Evening sale on November 17. O'Keeffe discovered this piece almost a century ago, and it is expected to fetch a significant sum. Painted just a year after O'Keeffe's first visit to New Mexico, it portrays Lobo Peak and is believed to be one of three versions of the artwork.
The second version is currently held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the third is owned by a private collector who previously owned it from David and Peggy Rockefeller. O'Keeffe's depiction of the landscape showcases her distinctive undulating contours and a palette of saturated earth tones that blend high-contrast elements. The piece's hidden presence in an East Village apartment closet for four decades remains a mystery.
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