Georgia O’Keeffe 1887-1986. O’Keeffe chose natural objects as her subject matter. Shell No. 1 1928.

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.