Georgia O'Keeffe's 1926 painting commonly called Black Iris is titled Black Iris.
The painting presents a close view of an iris in deep violet, black, and other dark tones. O'Keeffe's flower paintings are frequently discussed in relation to symbolism, but she repeatedly resisted the idea that viewers should treat them primarily as coded sexual images. Her stated interest centered on making people look closely at forms they might otherwise overlook.
Black Iris belongs to the group of enlarged flower paintings that established one of O'Keeffe's most recognizable subjects. It is sometimes confused with her other iris works, including Dark Iris No. III and White Iris. Those titles refer to different paintings, so the exact title matters when identifying the 1926 work.