Georgia O'keeffe: To See Takes Time

Exhibition at MoMA, New York, 9 April - 12 August 2023

"Seeing takes time." (Georgia O'Keeffe)

Best known for her paintings of flowers, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) also produced extraordinary series of works in charcoal, pencil, watercolour and pastel. Over the course of her long career, the artist revisited and reworked the same subjects, developing, repeating and transforming motifs that lie between observation and abstraction.

Between 1915 and 1918, a period of experimental breakthrough, she produced as many works on paper as she would over the next four decades: bold line progressions, organic landscapes and candid nudes, as well as radically abstract charcoals that she called "specials. Drawing in this way allowed Georgia O'Keeffe to capture not only the forms of nature, but also its rhythms.

This exhibition catalogue brings together works on paper often seen individually, as well as key paintings, offering a rare insight into the artist's working methods and inviting one to take the time to look.