Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers

by Georgia O'Keeffe

Overview

When Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers was first published in 1987, it caused a sensation in the worlds of art and publishing. With its giant scale, unprecedented quality of reproduction fidelity, and hitherto unseen masterpieces of O'Keeffe's flower paintings, it became one of the most beloved and biggest-selling art books of all time, with over one million copies sold in its various editions across five languages.

Long out of print, this new edition of Georgia O'Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers is more glorious than ever, utilizing the best of state-of-the-art printing technologies combined with consummate traditional craftsmanship. The perfect gift, the book will introduce an entire new generation to O'Keeffe's perennially popular work, and is sure to delight connoisseurs of modern art, design, and fine books everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780935112177
Publisher:	Callaway
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	13.80(w) x 16.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Among the great artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) stands out as one of the most compelling. For nearly a century, she created innovative impressionist artwork that challenged perceptions and kept evolving throughout her life. One of the first female painters to achieve worldwide acclaim from critics and the public alike, her still lifes and cityscapes filled her canvases with great energy not seen before in the art world. Her representations of the beauty of the American landscape and her magnified flower paintings showcased in One Hundred Flowers are especially beloved.

Editorial Reviews

"The most breathtaking volume ever assembled of O'Keeffe's work."

Art & Antiques

Flower paintings comprise more than one-fourth of O'Keeffe's total output. Callaway spent years tracking down these huge, colorful pictures, many of them in private collections; over half of the 100 oils, watercolors, pastel and charcoal sketches reproduced here have never before been published. O'Keeffe's best flower pictures are masterpieces of organic form, metaphors of the unfolding of the inner self. Some of the paintings are brash in their erotic associations, outrageous color contrasts and overblown size; a few even suggest Pop Art. Other pictures employ garish color combinations, still others look clumsy, or static and unrealized. But on the whole, this volume is a glorious discovery. Its publication marks the centennial of O'Keeffe's birth and ties in with a retrospective exhibition that tours nationally.

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