Which 1927 Georgia O’Keeffe painting is known for its huge red poppies?

Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1927 painting of huge red poppies is titled Oriental Poppies.

Oriental Poppies shows two large, intensely colored red flowers filling most of the canvas. O’Keeffe used close-up views of flowers to transform familiar natural subjects into monumental abstract-like compositions. The painting is among her most recognizable works from the 1920s.

The flowers are oriental poppies, a species known for large blooms and strong, saturated colors. O’Keeffe’s treatment emphasizes their overlapping petals and dark centers rather than presenting them as small details in a broader garden scene.

Oriental Poppies is sometimes confused with Red Canna, another celebrated O’Keeffe flower painting. Both use vivid reds and enlarged botanical forms, but they depict different plants. O’Keeffe rejected the idea that her flowers were simply coded symbols; she repeatedly explained that enlarging them encouraged people to notice their beauty and form.