Large Dark Red Leaves on White, 1925 by Georgia O'Keeffe
Canvas Print - 3889-OKF
Location: Phillips Collection, Washington, USAOriginal Size: 81.3 x 53.3 cm
Giclée Canvas Print | $49.98 USD
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Painting Information
A single leaf, transformed through O'Keeffe's penetrating vision, dominates the canvas with the authority of a religious icon. The form, rendered in deep crimson and russet tones, unfurls against a luminous white background, its edges seeming to pulse with barely contained energy. This is botany reimagined as pure visual poetry.
The painting's color scheme is deceptively simple yet psychologically complex. The central leaf form transitions from deep bordeaux to bright vermillion, with subtle orange undertones that create an almost incandescent quality. These warm hues are dramatically offset by the cool, ethereal whites and grays that surround it, creating a tension between foreground and background that seems to make the leaf hover in an indeterminate space.
O'Keeffe's technique here reveals her masterful understanding of the relationship between photography and painting. The precision of her brushwork, particularly in the leaf's central vein and the gradual modulation of tones, owes much to the mechanical eye of the camera, yet transcends mere reproduction. Each curve and fold is rendered with a surgeon's precision, but the overall effect remains deeply painterly, with subtle variations in texture that could never be captured by a lens.
The composition demonstrates O'Keeffe's revolutionary approach to scale and cropping. By dramatically enlarging the leaf and allowing it to push against the boundaries of the canvas, she transforms a humble organic form into something monumental. The painting's vertical orientation and the upward thrust of the leaf create a sense of aspiration, while the asymmetrical placement generates a dynamic tension that keeps the eye moving across the surface.
Created in 1925, this work emerges from a crucial period when American modernism was finding its distinctive voice. O'Keeffe's synthesis of objective observation and abstract form represents a uniquely American response to European modernism. The painting embodies her famous dictum about the limitations of realism, demonstrating how strategic elimination and emphasis can reveal deeper truths than mere representation. Here, in the space between botanical fact and painterly invention, O'Keeffe creates something that transcends both categories.
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