Georgia O'Keeffe watercolour entitled Blue 1, part of a series.
O'Keeffe made this painting at a turning point in her artistic career. She decided to abandon all her academic training and try to create something purely from her imagination. This was an innovative approach in 1916, when many artists were still trying to represent the human figure, landscapes, and other recognizable subjects in a very detailed, polished style. She was following the example of her teacher Arthur Wesley Dow, who encouraged young artists to think about "filling a space in a beautiful way" rather than telling a story or copying reality. She was also familiar with the work of European avant-garde artists like Vassily Kandinsky and Henri Matisse, who saw color and form as important in themselves, acting as powerful vehicles of emotion and meaning - Brooklyn Museum.
Size: 3512px × 4960px
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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