Georgia O'Keeffe painted a jimson weed flower in her 1936 work Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1.
The large white trumpet flower was painted after O'Keeffe encountered jimson weed, also called Datura, around her New Mexico home. She enlarged the blossom dramatically, making its petals and central folds fill the canvas. This approach reflects her recurring interest in presenting flowers at a scale that encourages viewers to study their forms closely.
The painting became especially famous after it sold at auction in 2014 for $44.4 million, including fees. That sale set a record for the highest price paid at auction for a work by a female artist at the time.
Jimson weed is a poisonous plant, so it should not be confused with an edible flower or with a generic white trumpet flower. O'Keeffe's title identifies the plant, while the work's number distinguishes it from her many other floral paintings.