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Georgia O’Keeffe

“I have put a list into my will and signed it but I still have a lot to attend to” O’Keeffe tends to her soon-to-be highly contested will

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“I have put a list into my will and signed it but I still have a lot to attend to” O’Keeffe tends to her soon-to-be highly contested will

ALS signed “Georgia,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 28, 1966. Letter addressed to Anita, most likely her longtime friend Anita Pollitzer. In full: “I enclose a list of about half of your paintings with places you can will them to. I send you this so you can think about it and we talk when I see you…I have put a list into my will and signed it but I still have a lot to attend to.” Following O'Keeffe's death her family contested her will because codicils to it made in the 1980s had left all of her estate to Juan Hamilton, her closest confidante, companion, and business manager until her death. The case, which was settled out of court, became famous as case law in estate planning. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #347 - Ended July 15, 2009