What New York skyscraper did Georgia O'Keeffe repeatedly paint while living near its top floors?

Georgia O'Keeffe repeatedly painted the Shelton Hotel, where she lived in New York.

The Shelton Hotel, now known as the New Yorker Hotel? No—the building associated with O'Keeffe was the Shelton Hotel, later called the New York Park Central? More precisely, O'Keeffe lived at the Shelton Hotel on Lexington Avenue from 1925, and its elevated position gave her broad views of Manhattan. Her paintings and drawings of the building and city helped make urban architecture a major subject in her work.

The Shelton was a women-only residence when it opened in 1923 and was one of New York's early skyscraper hotels. O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz occupied an upper-floor apartment there after their marriage. Her city images emphasized geometric forms, strong verticals, and changing light rather than conventional street-level views.

The building should not be confused with the Empire State Building, which O'Keeffe also depicted in a number of works. The Shelton mattered especially because it was both her residence and a direct source for her elevated urban perspective.