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Georgia O'Keeffe Picture

The first time I saw a Georgia O'Keeffe picture was in Art Appreciation in college. I was really impressed by her huge flower paintings. Now you can enjoy her paintings and a little information about the woman herself in this article.

Flowers are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. Perhaps that is what attracted me to the Georgia O'Keeffe picture collection of pictures on art.com

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Abstraction White Rose, 1927
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Petunia, 1925
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A Sunflower from Maggie
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Red Poppy
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White Rose with Larkspur
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Red Canna
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Purple Petunia, 1925
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Calla Lily Turned Away
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Poppy
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Calla Lilies on Red, 1928
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Poppy, 1927
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Oriental poppies, 1928(silkscreen)
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Black and Purple Petunias
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Red Amaryllis, 1937
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Blue Morning Glories
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Poppies
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Iris, 1929
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Pansy
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Leaves of a Plant
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Jimson Weed, 1932
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White Camellia
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Purple Petunias, 1925
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Petunia, 1925
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Black Iris, 1906
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The Beauty of Flowers

I remember thinking to myself, "how could anyone paint such beautiful pictures of something they hated?" I myself love flowers. And I photograph them so that I may capture some of the beauty for a later peek. I may never be able to duplicate the wonder and beauty of a Georgia O'Keeffe picture, but I do love my work.

I began to see the woman a little differently when I saw this quote, "When you take a flower in your hand andreally look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world tosomeone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to lookat a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not." I believethis is what gives quality to a Georgia O'Keeffe picture.


GeorgiaO'Keeffe (1887-1986), Short BIO

Did you happen to notice the her age when she died? She lived to be 99 years old. I wonder if her secret for such a long life washer love for nature? Of course that is just speculation.

Georgia O'Keeffe, was an American painter who found most of her inspiration in nature. Her flower paintings, which she created throughout her career, are her best-known works.

Quotes from Georgia O'Keeffe

"It was in the 1920s, when nobody had time to reflect,that I saw a still-life painting with a flower that was perfectly exquisite, butso small you really could not appreciate it."

"I decided that if I could paint that flowerin a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty." And so it is that the Georgia O'Keeffe picture subjects became mostly flowers.

Georgia O'Keeffe picture - More than Flowers

She is also famous for her paintings of animal skulls and desert landscapes. She painted in a highly personalized style, using strong, vibrant colors. Her forms are sensually smoothed and simplified, often into highly abstract designs. "I found I could say things with color andshapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for",Georgia O'Keeffe.

She was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconson. She studied at several schools, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League, and Columbia University. From 1912 to 1918, O'Keeffe taught in Texas, Virginia, and South Carolina. In Texas, she first became interested in the American Southwest. The region's desert landscape greatly influenced her work.

The American photographer Alfred Stieglitz first exhibited Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings in 1916 at "291," his experimental gallery in New York City. For years, he displayed O'Keeffe's work at two other galleries he operated in New York City. Stieglitz and O'Keeffe were married in 1924. In 1929, O'Keeffe began spending much time in New Mexico. Her husband died in 1946 and she settled near Abiquiu(a small village in New Mexico) in 1949.

Toward the end of her life, O'Keeffe's eyesight began to fail. She then began to work with ceramics, shaping beautifully rounded, sensuous forms and pottery. Sheis quoted as saying, "The days you work are the bestdays." Perhaps the key to her longevity was her enthusiasm for work.

Her Influence on Painting


A Georgia O'Keeffe picture came to represent the new American approach to art. O'Keeffe spent her career painting particularly American subjects in realistic detail. She created dozens of abstract paintings, but she is perhaps best known for her carefully observed paintings of simple objects, such as shells, rocks, and flowers. In such works as Black Iris(this is the last Georgia O'Keeffe picture in the store front above), she combined precise observation with a keen sense of design.


I hope you have enjoyed each and every Georgia O'Keeffe picture on this page. Please contact us if you have any problems negotiating the store front.

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