georgia o’keeffe 1887-1986. o’keeffe chose natural objects as her subject matter. shell no. 1...
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Georgia O’Keeffe1887-1986
O’Keeffe chose natural objects as her subject matter.
Shell No. 1
1928
Her artwork was greatly influenced by her love of the American Southwest.
Red Hills and Pedernal
O’Keeffe was a master at subtlety blending colors to show shadow and depth.
She sometimes used an almost monochromatic color scheme.
Cow’s Skull with Roses 1931
Iris, 1929
O’Keeffe is best known for her paintings of flowers
Blue Morning Glories
She would paint greatly enlarged, close-up images of the flower.
In this way she would force the viewer to look at an ordinary object in a new way.
Two Jimson Weeds with Green Leaves and Blue Sky 1935
Oriental Poppies, 1927
Red Poppy
Red Canna1923
Sometimes she would paint an image of a flower so closely that it became an abstraction, and no longer resembled a flower.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit II, 1930
Jack-in-the-Pulpit IV, 1930
Jack-in-the-Pulpit V, 1930
Purple Petunias1925
Two Calla Lillies
on Pink
Georgia O’Keeffe is recognized as one of the outstanding American artists of the 20th century.
