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O'Keeffe

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From majestic desertscapes to magnified lilies and irises, survey the unique and luminous oeuvre of Georgia O’Keeffe, a seminal figure in modern American art and radical pioneer of abstraction. This book follows the artist through her pioneering innovations, major breakthroughs, and inspirational travels through Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and New Mexico.
Hardcover8.3 x 10.2 in.1.25 lb96 pages
O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe

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Mighty Nature

The pioneering forms of Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather with her own unique vision, based on finding essential and abstract forms in nature.

O’Keeffe’s primary subjects were landscapes, flowers, and bones, each explored in successive series over several years. Certain works went on for decades, producing 12 or more variations of an original image. Among these, O’Keeffe’s magnified pictures of calla lilies and irises are her most famous. Enlarging the tiniest petals to fill an entire canvas, O’Keeffe created a proto-abstract vocabulary of shapes and lines, earning her the moniker “mother of American modernism.” In 1946, O’Keeffe became the first female artist to be given a solo show at the MoMA in New York.

This introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 traces O’Keeffe’s long and luminous career through key paintings, contemporary photographs, and portraits taken by Alfred Stieglitz, to whom O’Keeffe was married. We follow the artist through her pioneering innovations, major breakthroughs, and her travels and inspirations in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and, above all, New Mexico, where she was particularly inspired by the majestic landscapes, vivid colors and exotic vegetation.
The author

Britta Benke studied art history, classical archaeology and romance languages in Göttingen, Münster and Bonn. Georgia O’Keeffe is the main focus of her research and also the subject of her thesis.

O'Keeffe
Hardcover21 x 26 cm0.56 kg96 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-3273-0

Edition: French

ISBN 978-3-8365-4231-9

Edition: English
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Exhibition

June 02 - September 22, 2024

Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States

Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
• a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
• a concise biography
• approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

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4 Ratings

Sublime and a great rendition to O'Keeffe

M.F.,October 27, 2021
As all the titles in this collection, the book synthesizes life and work in a clear and elegant way.

Buenísimo

Carmen,December 27, 2021
La mejor artista contemporánea estadounidense. Espectacular.

O'Keeffe

Pablo,October 27, 2021
Edición muy practica e ilustrativa, no es de gran tamaño pero para nada se hace pequeña a la hora de observar las imágenes. Impresión de buena calidad. Textos muy interesantes.

Perfecto

Esmeralda,October 27, 2021
Una selección maravillosa de las obras. La calidad esperada de Taschen, impecable.