Georgia okeeffe artworks. Selected georgia okeeffe paintings jimson weed by georgia okeeffe. Widely considered one of the greatest 20th century american artists painter geo. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes.
Grey lines with black blue and yellow by georgia okeeffe. Light iris by georgia okeeffe. 1 by georgia okeeffe.
One of the first female painters to achieve worldwide acclaim from critics and the general public georgia okeeffe was an american painter who created innovative impressionist images that challenged perceptions and evolved constantly throughout her career. Abstraction white rose by georgia okeeffe. Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism.
Georgia totto okeeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist. She was renowned for her over sized flowers beauteous landscapes of new mexico and plush skyscrapers of new york made between 1925 and 1929. While the curvilinear form in blue ii is reminiscent of a plant form okeeffe was playing the violin during this period and the shape likely captures the scroll shaped end of the neck of the violin that would have been in okeeffes line of.
After studying at the school of the art institute of chicago she attended the art students league in new york studying under william. Georgia o keeffe a famous american painter was regarded as the mother of american modernism because of the unique themes and symbolism her paintings focused upon. Jimson weedwhite flower no.
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