What is the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting that became famous as the most expensive American artwork sold at auction in 2014?
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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1
Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting that set the 2014 auction record was Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1.
The painting shows a large white jimson weed flower against a pale background. O'Keeffe often enlarged flowers so that viewers would notice their structures and forms, rather than treating them as small decorative objects. The work was painted in 1932 and later entered the collection of philanthropist and collector David H. M. Gottesman.
In November 2014, Sotheby's sold the painting for $44.4 million, including the buyer's premium. That result made it the most expensive work by an American artist sold at auction at that time. The record later changed as other works reached higher prices.
The title is sometimes shortened in casual references, but the canonical title includes both Jimson Weed and White Flower No. 1.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026