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Georgia O'Keeffe
American modernist whose magnified flowers, bleached bones, and desert landscapes created a distinctly American visual language bridging representation and abstraction.
How to Read with the Mend Index
Apply these B/P/M/S interpretation tips when evaluating works attributed to Georgia O'Keeffe:
O'Keeffe's surfaces are smooth and meticulously finished — visible brushstrokes are rare in mature work. Heavy impasto or rough handling is inconsistent with her technique.
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum maintains the catalogue raisonné. Works should trace through Stieglitz gallery records, estate documentation, or verified dealer sales.
Primarily oil on canvas. Early charcoal abstractions (1915–16) and pastels form an important secondary body. Watercolors exist but are less common.
Charcoal abstractions (1910s), flowers (1920s), New Mexico landscapes and bones (1930s+), and late sky paintings (1960s) each have distinctive characteristics.
Official collection links — no images hosted here due to copyright