Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887-1986 : flowers in the desert

Benke, Britta (author.). O'Keeffe, Georgia 1887-1986 (artist.). Williams, Karen, (translator.).

Summary: Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential and abstract forms in nature. O'Keeffe's primary subjects were landscapes, flowers, and bones, each explored in successive series over several years. Certain works went on for decades, producing 12 or more variations of an original image. Among these, O'Keeffe's magnified pictures of calla lilies and irises are her most famous. Enlarging the tiniest petals to fill an entire canvas, O'Keeffe created a proto-abstract vocabulary of shapes and lines, earning her the moniker "mother of American modernism." In 1946, O'Keeffe became the first female artist to be given a solo show at the MoMA in New York.

Record details

ISBN: 9783836542319
ISBN: 3836542315
Physical Description: print
95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Edition: English edition.
Publisher: Köln : Taschen, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	English translation by Karen Williams.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Inspiration and intuition -- The circle of artists around Alfred Stieglitz -- Flowers and skyscrapers -- Desert visions -- Abiquiu: the patio door -- The vastness of space -- Georgia 0'Keeffe, life and work.
Language Note:	In English translated from German.