A Georgia O'Keeffe Painting is Going to NYC Auction

A Georgia O'Keeffe painting is among the highlights of an upcoming auction of American art at Sotheby's

A Georgia O'Keeffe flower painting is among the highlights of an upcoming auction of American art.

Sotheby's says "White Calla Lily" is estimated to bring $8 million to $12 million at the sale in New York on May 20.

The work was created in 1927 by O'Keeffe and she held on to it until her death in 1986.

The back of the work has a star motif, the auctioneer says. It was a device O'Keeffe used to mark her favorite pieces.

The current owner has owned the painting for more than two decades.

O'Keeffe's "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1" holds the record sale for the artist. It sold for $44.4 million at Sotheby's last year.

The sale also will include works by Childe Hassam, Martin Johnson Heade, Milton Avery and John Singer Sargent.

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