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Waterfall, No. 2, ʻĪao Valley, 1939
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Waterfall, No. 2, ʻĪao Valley, 1939
Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches
CR No. 980
Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches
Collection:Private Collection
CR No. 980

A far-off white waterfall cuts through a deep, V-shaped valley. Tall green mountains stand on either side of the large valley, and misty white clouds fill the sky above.

CR No. 980

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Waterfall, No. 2, ʻĪao Valley

Source of title: Whitney Archive.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Waterfall – No. II – ʻʻĪao Valley

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks.

Waterfall, ʻʻĪao Valley No. II

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks.

General Remarks

Whitney Archive indicates, "Exam. at Amer. Place, March, 1946." Reproduced and titled Waterfall Number 2, Iao Valley, Maui, in New York Times (February 1940). See cat. nos. 1914–16, 1923. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on canvas

(The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY); Mrs. Iselin O'Donnell, New York, NY, 1947; Estate of Iselin O'Donnell, 1972; Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, NY, sale no. 3454, lot no. 142, 13 December 1972 (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/20/2026

Source System ID

8930

Other IDs

980, Catalogue Raisonné