Transcript O`Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe
1887-1986
O’Keeffe chose natural objects as
her subject matter.
Shell No. 1
1928
Her artwork was greatly influenced by
her love of the American Southwest.
Red Hills and Pedernal
O’Keeffe was a
master at subtlety
blending colors to
show shadow and
depth.
She sometimes used
an almost
monochromatic color
scheme.
Cow’s Skull with Roses
1931
O’Keeffe is best
known for her
paintings of flowers
Iris, 1929
She would paint
greatly enlarged,
close-up images
of the flower.
Blue Morning Glories
In this way she
would force the
viewer to look at
an ordinary object
in a new way.
Two Jimson Weeds with Green Leaves and Blue Sky
1935
Oriental Poppies, 1927
Red Poppy
Sometimes she
would paint an
image of a
flower so
closely that it
became an
abstraction,
and no longer
resembled a
flower.
Red Canna
1923
Jack-in-the-Pulpit II,
1930
Jack-in-the-Pulpit IV,
1930
Jack-in-the-Pulpit V,
1930
Purple Petunias
1925
Georgia O’Keeffe
is recognized as
one of the
outstanding
American artists
of the 20th
century.
Two Calla Lillies
on Pink