Ghost Ranch became one of Georgia O'Keeffe's most important New Mexico homes.
Ghost Ranch is a dramatic landscape near Abiquiu, New Mexico, known for colorful cliffs, mesas, and broad desert views. O'Keeffe began visiting the area during her New Mexico travels and found its forms and changing light especially productive. The region appears repeatedly in her paintings and is closely associated with her mature work.
She maintained a house at Ghost Ranch and also had a home in the village of Abiquiu. These places served different roles in her life, but both connected her directly with the landscape that became her principal subject after she settled in the Southwest.
Ghost Ranch is sometimes treated as if it were simply another name for Abiquiu. They are related locations in northern New Mexico, not identical names. Ghost Ranch is the larger landscape area, while Abiquiu is a nearby village and the site of O'Keeffe's famous adobe house.