| Throughout the years, artists around the world | | | | remarkable paintings of flowers. O'Keeffe was |
| have striven to create the most beautiful | | | | born in 1887 in Wisconsin, U.S.A, began art lessons |
| paintings of flowers, but few have achieved the | | | | at an early age, and continued her love of art |
| acclaim of Georgia O'Keeffe paintings. This article | | | | beyond high school by studying in Chicago and |
| aims to pay tribute to the work of Georgia | | | | New York. Initially, she was taught to paint in a |
| O'Keeffe, who succeeded in creating some of the | | | | realist style, which she rejected, and later studied |
| most beautiful paintings of flowers, of all time. To | | | | under Arthur Wesley Dow. Dow emphasized the |
| help understand the inspiration behind Georgia | | | | expression of personal ideas and feelings in art, |
| O'Keeffe paintings, it will be useful to have a brief | | | | which inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's later work. |
| overview of Georgia O'Keeffe's biography and | | | | When O'Keeffe began creating paintings of |
| influences. Many talented artists have created | | | | flowers in the 1920s, these became her most |
| beautiful paintings, but this article will focus on one | | | | famous artworks. In 1928, a series of six Calla Lily |
| who has become most well-known throughout | | | | paintings by O'Keeffe sold for $25,000 US dollars. |
| history for their paintings of flowers. | | | | This was the most that had ever been paid for a |
| Firstly, let's begin with a brief biography of Georgia | | | | group of paintings by a living American artist. |
| O'Keeffe, before we take a look at her | | | | |