Georgia o keeffe flowers. Georgia okeeffe 1887 1986 was an american artist from the state of wisconsin who specialised in depictions of enlarged flowers skyscrapers and landscapes. This easy access allowed her to paint carnations roses larkspurs hollyhocks and trumpet flowers. The american artist georgia okeeffe is best known for her close up or large scale flower paintings which she painted from the mid 1920s through the 1950s.
Yellow calla by georgia okeeffe. One of her paintings jimson weed sold for 444 million making it the most expensive painting sold of a female artists work as of 2014. The white flower by georgia okeeffe.
Okeeffes paintings subjects caught the attention of collectors and critics who responded with alacrity. Buy bid and inquire on georgia okeeffe. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes.
Georgia totto okeeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist. Summer days by georgia okeeffe. Georgia okeeffe has produced a number of paintings of the canna lily plant primarily abstractions of close up images.
She made about 200 paintings of flowers of the more than 2000 paintings that she made over her career. Sky above clouds iv by georgia okeeffe. The painting red canna from 1924 is part of this series.
She has been recognised at the mother of american modernism. It were red cannas that an adult okeeffe first captured with oils and watercolours and her enjoyment here quickly led her to add other flower types to her portfolio. In 1905 okeeffe began her serious formal art training at the school of the art institute of chicago and then the art students league of.
Flower of life ii 1925 1918 by georgia okeeffe click image to view detail. The artist explained that she wanted to reflect the way she saw these flowers expressing herself through the use of vibrant colors like red yellow and orange. Two calla lily on pink by georgia okeeffe.
The shelton with sunspots by georgia okeeffe. By the early 1920s when okeeffe turned her attention to representational painting she had used flowers as subject matter for almost two decades and had been exposed to advanced photographic techniques for at least half a decade.