Georgia okeeffe cows skull red white and blue 1931. Over the yearsokeeffe became an antiauthoritarian revolutionary the notoriety of her lifestyle sometimes overcoming the originality of her work. Red white and blue is a painting by american artist georgia okeeffethe painting depicts a cow skull centered in front of what appears to be a cloth background. Tucked against the ear and the jaw the flowers appear less morbid than simply decorativea whimsical addition that relies on the soft ruffled petals to alleviate the hard polished severity of the skull.
Red white and blue 1931 georgia okeeffe american weary of life in the metropolis okeeffe began taking regular retreats to lake george new york and then to new mexico. Red white and blue was created by okeeffe in 1931. Red white and blue 1931 artist.
So various are the elements that make up the united states it is difficult to find a symbol that aptly embodies them all. Redwhiteblue by georgia okeeffe. On either side of that are two vertical stripes of white laced with blue.
In the center of the background is a vertical black stripe. Red white and blue 1931 in the animal kingdom we tend to find beauty in live rather than dead beasts. Red white and blue 1931 and rams head white hollycock hills 1935 among other works.
1013 x 911 cm georgia okeeffe famous paintings cows skull. Regarded as one of the greatest 20th century paintings. It is done in oil on canvas and measures 39 78 x 35 78 inches.
Cows skull with calico roses 1931 by georgia okeeffe click image to view detail. During this period she produced iconic paintings including black cross new mexico 1929 cows skull. In cows skull with calico roses okeeffe decorated the skull with artificial flowers the kind used to adorn graves in new mexico.
The us artist georgia okeeffe who was born on this day 15 november in 1887 was an exception to this rule. Around the time of the paintings creation american artists musicians and writers were interested in identifying a uniquely american style and subject matter for their work. Red white and blue 1931 contents description analysis explanation of other 20th century paintings.