What was the title of Georgia O'Keeffe’s famous 1932 flower painting sold at auction in 2014?

Georgia O'Keeffe’s famous 1932 flower painting sold at auction in 2014 was Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1. The work depicts a large white jimson weed flower against a dark background and became one of the highest-priced paintings ever sold by a female artist.

The painting was offered by Sotheby’s in New York in November 2014 and sold for $44.4 million, including the buyer’s premium. It came from the collection of philanthropist and art collector David M. Rockefeller. The sale drew international attention because O'Keeffe had long been important to modern art, yet women artists were historically underrepresented in major auction records.

The title is sometimes shortened to Jimson Weed, but the catalog title includes White Flower No. 1. It is also distinct from O'Keeffe paintings titled Black Iris, Red Canna, or Oriental Poppies. The work demonstrates her practice of enlarging natural forms so viewers confront their structure and color.