What fruit did Georgia O'Keeffe paint after a 1939 trip to Hawaii?

Georgia O'Keeffe painted a pineapple after visiting Hawaii in 1939.

The Hawaiian Pineapple Company invited O'Keeffe to visit Hawaii in 1939 and create paintings connected with the company's products and landscapes. During the trip, she traveled through the islands and made studies of plants, flowers, and scenery.

The company wanted her to paint a pineapple, but no pineapple arrived at her hotel in time. After she returned to New York, the company sent her one, and she painted it. The resulting work is commonly known as Pineapple Bud.

The trip produced more than botanical studies. O'Keeffe made paintings of subjects including papaya trees, heliconia, and anthurium. The pineapple story is memorable because it connects the commissioned subject with the practical delay that forced the final painting to be made away from Hawaii.