Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
From a Day with Juan IV
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Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)1977
From a Day with Juan IV
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986) →Modernismoil on canvaspainting
Date
1977
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
121.9 × 91.4 cm (48 × 36 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection, bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe painted this canvas in response to seeing the Washington Monument on a trip to Washington, DC, in October 1976 with her assistant Juan Hamilton. She depicted it as an abstract form, a solid white block that dominates the composition, leaving narrow triangles of blue sky on either side. One can envision the 90-year-old artist craning her neck to take in the monumental shape, drawn to its strict geometries, as she toured the Mall on a brilliant fall day.
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