Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
Peru – Machu Picchu, Morning Light
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Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)1957
Peru – Machu Picchu, Morning Light
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986) →Modernismoil on canvaspainting
Date
1957
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61.3 × 45.8 cm (24 1/8 × 18 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Paul and Gabriella Rosenbaum
In Peru—Machu Picchu, Morning Light, Georgia O’Keeffe portrayed not the remains of the 15th- century royal Inca estate but the steep side of a nearby mountain thrusting up to the sky. She admired the archaeological site, but preferred the dramatic terrain: “The great ruin of Machu Picchu . . . is in the most beautiful green sheer mountains . . . a peak rises up above the big ruin, across the river—terraced so that I wouldn’t dream of trying to go up it—it is so sheer—the mts. were to me more wonderful than the ruin.” O’Keeffe spent three months in Peru in 1956, but only painted the Peruvian landscape a few times.
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