Poppy By Georgia O Keeeffe
Museum report on
Poppy by Georgia O’Keeffe
Written by Lauren Harmon
1. I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida. My visit took place on Sunday, November 16th, at around noon.
2. I’m going to highlight Poppy.
3. Painted by Georgia O'Keeffe
4. Painted in 1927
5. It seems as though her intended audience for this painting (and the others in the series) was the general masses, people who live busy lives. She wanted people to stop and really see the flowers and notice their beauty rather than just pass by. She even stated herself that she wanted “busy New Yorkers” to take the time to look at the flowers.
6. She was a “modern” painter.
7. She typically painted flowers and landscape, this painting being a flower.
8. Oil on Canvas
9. The surface of this painting was smooth and feminine for the most part, with the center having just a slight texture to it.
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O'Keeffe being big on colors used bright tones and stark contrast to give this painting depth and really make the flower come to life. Her art dealer and husband referred to this painting as “that wild red picture” so it definitely stood out among her Poppies series. Poppy features a light blue-grey background, with a little bit of a white filling as if the flower is floating on water or the sky is the background. I loved the vivid and warm red and oranges being blended into the black center and ultimately leading to a gorgeous glowing, cool green and blue center bulb that again held a deep shade of red. The colors are
Poppy by Georgia O’Keeffe
Written by Lauren Harmon
1. I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida. My visit took place on Sunday, November 16th, at around noon.
2. I’m going to highlight Poppy.
3. Painted by Georgia O'Keeffe
4. Painted in 1927
5. It seems as though her intended audience for this painting (and the others in the series) was the general masses, people who live busy lives. She wanted people to stop and really see the flowers and notice their beauty rather than just pass by. She even stated herself that she wanted “busy New Yorkers” to take the time to look at the flowers.
6. She was a “modern” painter.
7. She typically painted flowers and landscape, this painting being a flower.
8. Oil on Canvas
9. The surface of this painting was smooth and feminine for the most part, with the center having just a slight texture to it.
10. …show more content…
O'Keeffe being big on colors used bright tones and stark contrast to give this painting depth and really make the flower come to life. Her art dealer and husband referred to this painting as “that wild red picture” so it definitely stood out among her Poppies series. Poppy features a light blue-grey background, with a little bit of a white filling as if the flower is floating on water or the sky is the background. I loved the vivid and warm red and oranges being blended into the black center and ultimately leading to a gorgeous glowing, cool green and blue center bulb that again held a deep shade of red. The colors are