Art, literature & historyThe Shell
1934
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- charcoal on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 47.3 x 62.2 cm (18 5/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1978.38.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Shell — Georgia O'Keeffe. 1934.
Medium: charcoal on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 47.3 x 62.2 cm (18 5/8 x 24 1/2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1978.38.1. From the Collection of Dorothy Braude Edinburg.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.