What was the name of Georgia O'Keeffe's large 1932 flower painting later sold for a record price?

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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 is Georgia O'Keeffe's large 1932 flower painting that later sold for a record price.

The painting shows a single white jimson weed flower against a dark background. In 2014, it sold at Sotheby's for $44.4 million, including the buyer's premium. That sale made it the most expensive painting by a female artist at the time.

The record was important because it drew attention to both O'Keeffe's market history and the persistent underrepresentation of women artists in auction results. The work is sometimes called simply Jimson Weed, but its full title includes White Flower No. 1. The plant depicted is also known as Datura or moonflower.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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