Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
Spring
INV-1587
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)1923–24
Modernismoil on canvaspainting
Date
1923–24
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.7 × 35.4 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Paul and Gabriella Rosenbaum
In Spring, Georgia O’Keeffe painted the small building that housed her husband Alfred Stieglitz’s darkroom in Lake George, New York. The couple often treated the same subjects in their art, and Stieglitz photographed this building the same year, choosing a snowy day. Here, O’Keeffe selected a springtime view, employing lush pastel colors for the abundant flowering trees. She also made changes that emphasize her artistic choices as a painter: she simplified the architecture by omitting the house’s chimney, window, and horizontal siding; and she enlarged and curved the flagpole, accentuating the picture’s vertical format.
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