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Which Georgia O’Keeffe watercolours were inspired by the Texas plains and skies?

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Alfred Stieglitz: photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe — Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe, photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, 1922.

During her time in West Texas, where she served as the head of the art department at West Texas State Normal College starting in the fall of 1916, Georgia O’Keeffe created several notable watercolours inspired by the vast plains, open skies, and the landscape of Palo Duro Canyon. These works, which highlight her ongoing interest in abstraction, include:

Sunrise and Little Clouds II (1916)
Evening Star No. VII (1917)
Light Coming on the Plains No. II (1917)1