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A Storm
Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
Year1922 (1922)
MediumPastel on paper, mounted on illustration board
SubjectLightning storm
Dimensions46.4 cm × 61.9 cm (18 1/4 in × 24 3/8 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY
Accession1981.35

A Storm, a 1922 pastel painting by Georgia O'Keeffe, shows lightning over a lake [note 1] and the reflection of the moon, while alluding to a feminine body shape. The medium is pastel on paper, mounted on illustration board. [2]

The painting is part of a collection of work depicting sea- and landscapes of Maine or Lake George, and were created by O'Keeffe between 1921 and 1922. The technique and style of A Storm reflects O'Keeffe's earlier preference for charcoal as a medium. [3] It was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by a private collector in 1981. [1]

Notes

  1. ^ Presumably Lake George, where O'Keeffe had a studio on Alfred Stieglitz' estate. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Georgia O'Keeffe | A Storm". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Georgia O'Keeffe | A Storm | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  3. ^ Bolger, Doreen (1989-01-01). American pastels in the Metropolitan museum of art. The Metropolitan museum of art. ISBN  9780810918955. OCLC  929674573.