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O'Keeffe

American

[oh-keef] / oʊˈkif /

noun

Georgia, 1887–1986, U.S. painter.

O'Keeffe British

/ əʊˈkiːf /

noun

Georgia. 1887–1986, US painter, best known for her semiabstract still lifes, esp of flowers: married the photographer Alfred Stieglitz

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The most expensive painting by a female artist sold to date is a 1932 work by American Georgia O'Keeffe, which fetched $44.4 million in 2014.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

O’Keeffe and her husband, the photographer Alfred Stieglitz, had moved into the Shelton Hotel, a new residential tower just blocks from the Radiator Building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Georgia O’Keeffe had already captured the public’s attention with her charcoal drawings and flower paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

California African American Museum explores the legacy of Black artists in Altadena; 2025 California Biennial in Orange County; and a new documentary about Georgia O’Keeffe.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

I look around my bedroom for ideas: from the checkered rug on my floor to the calendar of Georgia O’Keeffe flower paintings Dad bought me at the art museum he took me to last summer.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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