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Spring

A work made of oil on canvas.
© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1923–24

Artist:

Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)

About this artwork

In Spring, Georgia O’Keeffe painted the small building that housed her husband Alfred Stieglitz’s darkroom in Lake George, New York. The couple often treated the same subjects in their art, and Stieglitz photographed this building the same year, choosing a snowy day. Here, O’Keeffe selected a springtime view, employing lush pastel colors for the abundant flowering trees. She also made changes that emphasize her artistic choices as a painter: she simplified the architecture by omitting the house’s chimney, window, and horizontal siding; and she enlarged and curved the flagpole, accentuating the picture’s vertical format.

Status

On View, Gallery 265

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Georgia O'Keeffe

Title

Spring

Place

Lake George (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1923–1924

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

45.7 × 35.4 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Paul and Gabriella Rosenbaum

Reference Number

2002.72

Copyright

© Georgia O'Keeffe Museum/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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