Georgia okeeffe watercolor landscapes. Georgia okeeffe a revolutionary even today produced much of her early work from 1916 to 1918 in canyon texas painting watercolors of the landscape and nude self portraits what else is there to paint in the middle of the texas panhandle. Watercolors catalogs nearly 50 watercolors created by okeeffe between 1916 and 1918 while she lived and taught in canyon texas. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes.
While her work varied between the literal portraits abstractions and landscapes okeeffes work is still most identified by her iconic flower paintings. In 2014 the georgia okeefe museum sold a floral painting for 44 million dollars at auction setting the record for artwork sold by a female artist. 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.
She was renowned for her over sized flowers beauteous landscapes of new mexico and plush skyscrapers of new york made between 1925 and 1929. Nell shaw cohen 17106 views. She went to the art institute of chicago in 1905 06 and studied with john vanderpoel.
Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism. Designed to emphasize direct contact with these beautiful works watercolors features full scale color reproductions of the paintings most of which are approximately 8 x 12 inches in scale offering a powerful testament to read more. American born and raised in sun prairie wisconsin georgia okeeffe became one of the first american modernists the first woman to gain recognition for that style and a signature painter of southwest landscape and structures.
Canyon with crows watercolor and graphite on paper 8 3 4 in 12 in 22 cm 30 cm 1917 georgia okeeffe museum georgia okeeffe made a set of paintings of palo duro canyon while working as a department head and art instructor at west texas state normal college. See more ideas about georgia o keeffe o keeffe georgia. Georgia okeeffe and the new mexico landscape duration.
Georgia okeeffe was a 20th century american painter and pioneer of american modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers skyscrapers animal skulls and southwestern landscapes.
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