What flower appears in Georgia O'Keeffe's record-setting 1932 painting?

Jimson weed appears in Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1.

The large white flower is shown against a dark background, creating a sharply focused image. O'Keeffe often enlarged flowers so that viewers would notice their shapes, folds, and tonal transitions rather than treating them as small decorative details. The work belongs to a broader body of flower paintings that made her a major American modernist.

The painting became especially famous after it sold at auction in 2014 for $44.4 million, including fees. That price made it the most expensive painting by a female artist sold at auction at that time. It was later surpassed by other works in the changing art market.

Jimson weed is also called Datura stramonium and is a poisonous plant. The title is sometimes shortened in casual references, but the full title identifies the flower image as White Flower No. 1. It should not be confused with O'Keeffe's many paintings of irises, poppies, or calla lilies.