No 20 Special Print, Georgia O’Keeffe red blue Abstract

Red cuts upward through dark blue, and the whole image feels like land seen through pressure. This print is based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1916/17 oil on board, an early abstract work tied to her Texas period and held by the Milwaukee Art Museum. It is small in origin, but heavy on the wall, especially when printed large enough for the red shapes to hold the room.

No 20 Special print from O’Keeffe’s 1916/17 early abstraction, with red vertical forms, dark blue depth, and green ground.

About Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) is often called the mother of American modernism. O’Keeffe became famous for enlarged flowers painted so close that they become almost abstract. Abstract art uses colour, shape and line instead of recognisable subjects.

Styling this Georgia O’Keeffe print

The geometric style and blue, red and green palette of this Georgia O’Keeffe print feel at home in modern and traditional interiors alike. Choose 24×36″ to make “No 20 Special” the focal point of a living room, or 11×14″ to 16×20″ for a bedside or hallway wall. Finish “No 20 Special” with a simple black or oak frame: its blue, red and green palette pairs naturally with white walls, navy or denim textiles and pale oak.

At a glance

• Type: Georgia O’Keeffe print
• Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe
• Style: Abstract art, Modernism
• Colours: blue, red and green
• Orientation: portrait
• Collections: Georgia O’Keeffe Posters, Abstract Art Prints, Modernist Art Prints