Georgia okeeffe flowers art. After studying at the school of the art institute of chicago she attended the art students league in new york studying under william. The shelton with sunspots by georgia okeeffe. Yellow hickory leaves with daisy by georgia okeeffe.
Red hills with flowers by georgia okeeffe. 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. In 1912 under the direction of arthur wesley dow she learned about composition and design.
Her views on creating art shifted dramatically. Sky above clouds iv by georgia okeeffe. Georgia totto okeeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist.
Summer days by georgia okeeffe. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes. Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism.
Yellow calla by georgia okeeffe. Guaranteed lowest price free shipping returns and custom framing options on all prints. 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.
She made about 200 paintings of flowers of the more than 2000 paintings that she made over her career. One of her paintings jimson weed sold for 444 million making it the most expensive painting sold of a female artists work as of. It was during this time she began experimenting with abstraction.
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The white flower by georgia okeeffe.