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When Roxana Robinson’s definitive biography of O’Keeffe was first published in 1989, it received rave reviews and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. This new edition features a new foreword by the author setting O’Keeffe in an artistic context over the last thirty years since the book was first published, as well as previously unpublished letters of the young O’Keeffe to her lover, Arthur Macmahon. It also relates the story of Robinson’s own encounter with the artist. As interest in O’Keeffe continues to grow among museum-goers and scholars alike, this book remains indispensable for understanding her life and art.
One of the greatest and most admired artists of the twentieth-century, Georgia O’Keeffe led a life rich in intense relationships-with family, friends, and especially with fellow artist Alfred Stieglitz. Her extraordinary accomplishments, such as the often eroticized flowers, bones, stones, skulls, and pelvises she painted with such command, are all the more remarkable when seen in the context of the struggle she waged between the rigorous demands of love and work.
Roxana Robinson is an art historian and novelist. Among her books of fiction are This Is My Daughter, Asking for Love and Other Stories, Summer Light, and A Glimpse of Scarlet.
FAQs
“Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1” (1932) brought in $44,405,000 at Sotheby's as part of an American Art auction, and was sold on behalf of Santa Fe's Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, which had two other works on offer today as well.
How long does it take to go through the Georgia O Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe? ›
Average viewing time is 60 minutes, but visitors may stay as long as they wish. The Museum comprises nine intentionally curated galleries, with rotations from the Museum's collections, which spans O'Keeffe's entire artistic career, lasting six decades.
What was Georgia O'Keeffe's famous quote? ›
“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” “To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.” “You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.”
When was Georgia O Keeffe dead? ›
In these works, she drew on favorite motifs from memory and her vivid imagination. Georgia O'Keeffe died in Santa Fe on March 6, 1986, at the age of 98. As an artist of national standing, Georgia O'Keeffe has been well known in America for many decades.
What painting sold for $450 million? ›
Salvator Mundi (Leonardo)
What was Georgia O Keeffe's most important painting? ›
In 1936, Georgia O'Keeffe finished her oil painting, Summer Days, which came to be known as one of her most famous works. The painting shows a desert below a deer skull and wildflowers, in a similar style to Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills.
What was Georgia O Keeffe's legacy? ›
Accomplishments. O'Keeffe incorporated the techniques of other artists and was especially influenced by Paul Strand's use of cropping in his photographs; she was one of the first artists to adapt the method to painting by rendering close-ups of uniquely American objects that were highly detailed yet abstract.
Who did Georgia O'Keeffe marry? ›
Alfred Stieglitz of Lake George, New York, and Miss Georgia T. O'Keeffe of Lake George, New York, were by [Joseph M. Marini] united in Holy Matrimony according to the ordinance of God and the laws of New Jersey at Cliffside Park on the Eleventh day of December 1924."
What is Georgia O Keeffe's personality? ›
As an ISFP, Georgia tends to be creative, unconventional, and empathetic. Georgia generally has a strong grasp of their senses and often has very vivid memories.
How old was Georgia O Keeffe when she went blind? ›
8. Georgia O'Keeffe began going blind when she was 84 years old. 9. Georgia O'Keeffe completed over 900 paintings.
"Christ Mocked," initially believed to be of no value, was eventually sold at auction for a staggering $25 million. The owner, a woman in her nineties, was unaware she'd been looking at an art treasure every day, believing it to be a worthless icon from Russia that she planned to put in the trash.
What painting sold for 46 million? ›
The painting of world-renowed artist Mark Rotko “*ntitled” (yellow and blue) was sold by Sotheby's auction for 46,5 million dollars. The picture was bought by azerbaijani businessman and owner of "Nar'' gallery Farkhad Akhmedov.
What painting sold for 45 million? ›
Painting was the star of Sotheby's London sales and signals art-market momentum. Sotheby's London sold a brightly colored Wassily Kandinsky, “Murnau with Church II,” for $45 million on Wednesday, resetting the artist's auction record and bolstering collector confidence in blue-chip art values.
What painting sold for $300 million? ›
The piece, Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?), is believed to have fetched $300 million. The oil-on-canvas was produced in 1892 during Gauguin's first visit to French Polynesia. It features a pair of Tahitian girls seated next to a tree.
