Georgia O Keeffe Paintings

Abstraction white rose by georgia o keeffe.

Georgia o keeffe paintings. Georgia o keeffe was a rare artist in that her innovative flower paintings proved very popular across the pond in europe during a period of art when it was generally european artists that were attracting the american market. The georgia o keeffe museum s collections include nearly 150 paintings and hundreds of works on paper pencil and charcoal drawings as well as pastels and watercolors. Jimson weed by georgia o keeffe. Poppy by georgia o keeffe.

Georgia o keeffe was a 20th century american painter and pioneer of american modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers skyscrapers animal skulls and southwestern landscapes. Jimson weed white flower no. The collections also include personal property from rocks and bones to dresses and paintbrushes and a significant archive of documents and photographs relating to the. In 1905 o keeffe began her serious formal art training at the school of the art institute of chicago and then the art students league of.

Grey lines with black blue and yellow by georgia o keeffe. Autumn leaves by georgia o keeffe. Light iris by georgia o keeffe. Georgia o keeffe paintings o keeffe s rise to fame was against all the odds both as a female and in the modern style which she made her own the bold modernist style of o keeffe adorn this colourful section which features all the themes that you would expect to find in a summary of her work large scale flowers animal bones plus landscapes.

O keeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism. Georgia totto o keeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist. 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. While her work varied between the literal portraits abstractions and landscapes o keeffe s work is still most identified by her iconic flower paintings.

Georgia o keeffe was an american artist who is known for her revolutionary paintings and for being the leading figure of the art movement american modernism which started at the turn of the twentieth century her most famous artworks are those which provide a dramatically large sensual close up of flowers as if they are being seen through a magnifying lens. She was renowned for her over sized flowers beauteous landscapes of new mexico and plush skyscrapers of new york made between 1925 and 1929. In 2014 the georgia o keefe museum sold a floral painting for 44 million dollars at auction setting the record for artwork sold by a female artist. Guaranteed lowest price fast shipping free returns and custom framing options on all prints.