What was the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's 1930 painting of a New Mexico church at Ranchos de Taos?

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Georgia O'Keeffe's 1930 painting of the church at Ranchos de Taos is titled Ranchos Church, New Mexico.

The painting depicts the historic San Francisco de Asís Mission Church at Ranchos de Taos, a landmark in northern New Mexico. O'Keeffe was fascinated by the building's adobe architecture and repeatedly painted parts of it, including its rounded forms and strong sunlit walls.

Her interest in the church began during her visits to New Mexico in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The work is part of a larger group of paintings in which she transformed regional architecture into simplified, powerful compositions.

The title can be confused with The Ranchos Church, another O'Keeffe work related to the same building. “Abiquiú Church” is not the canonical title of this painting, and Black Place identifies a landscape motif rather than the church itself.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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