Ghost Ranch was the New Mexico ranch where Georgia O'Keeffe often painted. The retreat lies near Abiquiú in northern New Mexico and became one of the most important locations in her work.
O'Keeffe began visiting Ghost Ranch in 1934. Its cliffs, mesas, arroyos, and expansive skies supplied subjects for paintings that transformed particular places into simplified, monumental forms. She also lived at a separate home in Abiquiú, whose walled courtyard and door became recurring subjects.
Ghost Ranch had a history before O'Keeffe's arrival and was later associated with the Presbyterian Church, which developed it as an education and retreat center. O'Keeffe's paintings made the landscape internationally famous, but the site is not the same as her Abiquiú home. That distinction matters because both locations are strongly connected with her New Mexico years.