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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Throughout the film, the director inserts shots of flowers that, though pretty and well-composed, don’t add much to her story of burgeoning womanhood for anyone who has seen a few Georgia O’Keeffe paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

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

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

She would be famous someday, Pearl was certain; someday her adored mother would be one of those artists, like de Kooning or Warhol or O’Keeffe, whose name everyone knew.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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