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Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV
by Georgia O'Keeffe, 1930
StyleAmerican Realism
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1930
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 101.6 × 76.2 cm (40 × 30 in)
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Georgia O'Keeffe created this painting in 1930 as part of a series of six depicting the jack-in-the-pulpit flower. Each painting in the series progressively zooms closer, transforming the blossom into an abstract composition.
In this fourth painting, the dark spadix (the "jack") rises dramatically from the enfolding spathe (the "pulpit"). O'Keeffe magnifies the flower to monumental scale, revealing forms that become almost abstract while remaining rooted in observation.
O'Keeffe's flower paintings made her famous and remain her most recognizable works. This painting is at the National Gallery of Art East Building.
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About Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV
This O'Keeffe flower painting is in the National Gallery of Art East Building in Washington, DC.
O'Keeffe wanted viewers to really see flowers. By magnifying them, she revealed forms and colors that typically go unnoticed, creating images that hover between representation and abstraction.
Yes, O'Keeffe painted six jack-in-the-pulpit images in 1930, each progressively more abstracted and close-up. No. IV shows the dramatic dark spadix rising from the pale spathe.
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