Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings received significant acclaim when they were first exhibited in New York during the 1920s. Critics praised her innovative approach to depicting flowers, highlighting her unique use of color and abstract forms that emphasized their sensuality and complexity. O'Keeffe's work challenged traditional representations of nature, and her bold, close-up perspectives garnered both admiration and intrigue from the art community and the public alike, solidifying her status as a pioneering figure in American modernism.
Her many flower paintings are mainly from the 1920s and early 1930s.
Georgia O'Keeffe created numerous flower paintings throughout her career, with some estimates suggesting she produced around 200 such works. These paintings are renowned for their large-scale depictions and unique perspectives, emphasizing the beauty and intricacy of flowers. Notable pieces include "Black Iris" and "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1." Her flower paintings remain some of her most celebrated and iconic works.
Very few of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings are truly abstract.Abstract means that a picture has no recognizable subject.
Like many of Georgia O'Keefe's flower paintings it is a realistic close-up study of a flower, yet highly personal and giving a stylized impression.
Her husband and his photographer colleagues.
Her many flower paintings are mainly from the 1920s and early 1930s.
All her large-scale flower paintings.
Very few of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings are truly abstract.Abstract means that a picture has no recognizable subject.
Like many of Georgia O'Keefe's flower paintings it is a realistic close-up study of a flower, yet highly personal and giving a stylized impression.
Her husband and his photographer colleagues.
Looking at her paintings you realise she has painted very many kinds of flowers. She does not seem to have a favorite.
She said her paintings were not intended to be sexual. Some people have thought that some of her flower paintings contained details looking like human sexual organs.
All her flower paintings were made because she wanted us to look closely at the beutiful flowers.
She said she wanted make people look really close to see how beautiful flowers are. This about all her flower paintings, not only the poppy.
O'Keeffe is recorded at one time to have said, "When people read erotic symbols into my paintings, they're really talking about their own affairs."
Georgia's state flower is a " Cherokee Rose."
It is hard to say what is Georgia O'Keeffe's most famous painting. She painted so many beautiful still life paintings of flowers, landscapes, and abstracts. "Blue and Green Music" is a watercolor she did in 1921 that very much impressed art critics. She started out doing drawings of flowers with charcoal.