Artwork Title: Petunia No. 2

Petunia No. 2, 1924

Georgia O'Keeffe

Artwork Title: Petunia No. 2Artwork Title: Petunia No. 2Artwork Title: Petunia No. 2
From 1918 to 1934, O’Keeffe and her husband, famed American photographer Alfred Stieglitz, spent parts of the years on Stieglitz’s family estate on Lake George, a 36-acre property that served as a rural refuge for the artistic duo. During this decade and a half, O’Keeffe is reported to have created over 200 paintings, 55 of which are on view at Modern Nature: Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George. From botanical portraits to abstract landscapes, the works give a glimpse into the summers and falls O’Keeffe spent in northern New York. Her familiar petunia paintings sit next to her sprawling mountain scenes, pieces that at first glance seem to represent purely enthusiastic feelings toward Lake George Village. But a deeper delve into the collection presents tangled tree-scapes and swirling, kaleidoscopic imagery that evokes the tenser moments of the couples’ stay in the Adirondacks. They were, of course... [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/05/modern-nature-georgia-oke_n_4044942.html]
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