What is the full title of Georgia O'Keeffe’s painting often called the most expensive work by a female artist at auction?
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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
Georgia O'Keeffe’s painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 is the work often associated with the record for the highest auction price achieved by a female artist. Sotheby’s sold it in New York in 2014 for $44.4 million, including fees.
The 1932 painting shows a large white jimson weed flower against a pale background. O'Keeffe frequently enlarged flowers so that viewers confronted their structure and subtle changes in color. She rejected the idea that such works should be reduced to symbolic readings about sexuality or femininity.
Auction records can change, so the wording of historical accounts matters. The sale made this painting a landmark in the commercial history of women artists, but it does not mean every O'Keeffe flower painting has the same title or value.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026