Title: The Red Maple at Lake George
Artist: Georgia O'Keefe
Time: 1926
Current location: Sold at auction to private owner
This is a painting by Georgia O'Keefe of a red maple leaf during autumn. O'Keefe became very well-known for her magnified and abstract depictions of nature. I chose this painting because it has very vibrant colors with sharp edges and rich blacks that helps to intensiy its focus. It is more than just a picture of a leaf, it is interesting and intriguing. The maple leaf appears to have a breath of life within it. The lines are painted very clean and crisp.
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I like this painting a lot and the rich color scheme she uses in it.
ReplyDeletethis is early than her later and more famous flower paintings- but we can see her early interest in abstracting a form in nature here
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