Born in 1887 near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, a tiny village bordering the great north woods, Georgia O'Keeffe became a giant of twentieth-century modern art and the first American woman painter to gain unanimous respect from both critics and the public the world over. Yet she carried the powerful simplicity of the prairie with her always and maintained an integrity in her art that reflected the integrity of her life.
By the mid-1940s, O'Keeffe's large flower paintings, desert landscapes, and other iconic works had become well known and admired both in the United States and abroad. Whether painting giant flower close-ups, austere desertscapes or cloud-filled skies, O’Keeffe’s abstractions speak to the thoughtful delight she took in the physical world.
Presented here are twenty-six color reproductions, four of which are from the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, bound in a handy postcard collection.
Oversized postcards measure 6.5 x 4.75 inches.
26 postcards: Untitled (Tent Door at Night), 1916; Blue II, 1916; Morning Sky, 1916; Evening Star No. VII,1917; Music, Pink and Blue No. 2, 1918; Green Lines and Pink, 1919; Series I—From the Plains, 1919; Blue Line, 1919; Spring, c. 1922; Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow, 1923/25; Flower Abstraction, 1924; Red Canna, 1925/1928; Abstraction, 1926; The Black Iris, 1926; Abstraction White Rose, 1927; Large Dark Red Leaves on White, 1927; The Red Hills with Sun, 1927; Grey Blue & Black—Pink Circle, 1929; Black and White, 1930; Jack-in-Pulpit—No. 2, 1930; Jack-in-Pulpit No. 3, 1930; Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV, 1930; Jack-in-Pulpit Abstraction—No. 5, 1930; Black Door with Red, 1954; Blue Black and Grey, 1960; Above the Clouds I, 1962/1963.
