Which 1929 Georgia O’Keeffe painting shows a large New Mexico cross?

Black Cross, New Mexico is the 1929 Georgia O’Keeffe painting showing a large cross in the New Mexico landscape.

The painting presents a dark cross prominently against a luminous Southwestern sky and distant landscape. It belongs to the body of work O’Keeffe developed after her visits to New Mexico, where crosses, adobe churches, bones, and desert formations became recurring motifs.

O’Keeffe’s New Mexico paintings were not simply travel records. She simplified and enlarged forms, using composition and color to create a personal response to the landscape. The cross could function as both a recognizable object and a powerful abstract shape.

The title is sometimes confused with other New Mexico works involving crosses or hills. The identifying combination here is the year 1929, the black cross, and the New Mexico setting.