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Georgia O'Keeffe. Calla Lily for Alfred, 1927. Oil on canvas board, 12 x 6 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (Santa Fe), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [1997.1.1]
Small vertical painting with lower 2/3 dominated by aerial view of a white calla lily flower, upper portion black and variations of grey.
During the second half of the 19th century the exotic South African calla lily was introduced in the United States, and its distinctive leaves and white blossoms captured the attention of American artists. The flower became even more alluring after Sigmund Freud interpreted its form as having “masculine” and “feminine” features.
O’Keeffe’s earliest calla lily paintings date to 1923, and generally represent a single bloom against a dark, monochromatic background. As O’Keeffe remarked on the subject: “People think I must have a passion for the calla lily because I have used it so much in my work. . . . As a matter of fact, I haven’t at all. I started to paint it out of curiosity, because I wanted to find out why some people hated it so much and others love it.” Based on the title, this painting is dedicated to O’Keeffe’s husband, Alfred Stieglitz.
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