What was the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's first published painting, shown in 1916 at 291?

Georgia O'Keeffe's first published painting, shown in 1916 at 291, was No. 12—Special.

The work belonged to the radical series of charcoal abstractions that O'Keeffe made in 1915 and 1916. These drawings reduced natural forms to energetic lines and shapes, helping establish her as an important early American abstract artist. They were unusual in an American art scene still strongly influenced by academic realism.

The photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz exhibited some of the drawings at 291 after receiving them through Anita Pollitzer. The display introduced O'Keeffe's work to New York's avant-garde art audience and began her long professional relationship with Stieglitz.

Titles and numbering in O'Keeffe's early work can be confusing because she used series numbers and several related versions. No. 12—Special is not the same work as her later numbered flower, music, or pelvis paintings. The 1916 exhibition also helped shift attention toward the expressive possibilities of abstraction.