Georgia O'Keeffe's Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 sold at Sotheby's for $44.4 million in 2014.
The 1932 painting was offered in New York and achieved a record-setting price for a work by a female artist at auction. Its large white flower, dark ground, and association with O'Keeffe's signature close-up flower style made it especially recognizable to collectors and the public.
The reported figure is commonly given as $44.4 million, including the buyer's premium. Auction results can be quoted differently when sources separate the hammer price from fees, so the total sale figure and the auction house should be kept together.
Sotheby's and Christie's are both major international auction houses, which makes them an easy source of confusion. In this case, the relevant sale was conducted by Sotheby's. The record was later surpassed by other works by women artists, but the sale remains a major milestone in O'Keeffe's market history.