Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
Road – Mesa with Mist
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Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)1961
Road – Mesa with Mist
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986) →Modernismoil on canvaspainting
Date
1961
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
41.3 × 30.8 cm (16 1/4 × 12 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Paul and Gabriella Rosenbaum
This atmospheric painting of gray mists tumbling down a mesa and obscuring the road below strikingly demonstrates Georgia O’Keeffe’s fascination with changing weather effects. Although her works frequently demonstrate a crystal clarity of perception, here she captured a cloudy moment seen from her home and studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Her bedroom overlooked the main road that connected Abiquiu with the larger towns of Española and Santa Fe, and her eye was drawn to its wide sweep up the mesa.
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