Georgia O’Keefe

(1887-1986)

In 2014, her painting sold at auction for a record $44.4 million, a record for a work of art created by a woman.
Georgia, mainly known for her paintings with flowers depicted in close-up.
The artist was a major figure in American art for seven decades.
Throughout her long and prolific career, she remained true to her unique artistic vision, creating a highly individual style that synthesized the formal language of modern European abstraction and the themes of traditional American painting. The main subjects she returned to again and again were flowers, animal bones, and the landscapes around her studios in Lake George, New York, and finally New Mexico.