Which art movement is most closely associated with Georgia O'Keeffe's early abstract drawings?

Georgia O'Keeffe's early abstract drawings are most closely associated with American modernism. Her simplified lines and expressive forms helped establish a distinctly American contribution to modern art.

In 1915, O'Keeffe produced a group of nearly abstract charcoal drawings that reduced natural forms to energetic lines and shapes. These works were unusual for their time and marked a decisive break from academic realism.

Alfred Stieglitz exhibited the drawings in New York in 1916. Through his gallery and publications, O'Keeffe became connected with American modernist circles, although her work did not fit neatly into one European-style category.

She later became famous for flowers, bones, and landscapes, but her abstract beginnings remain essential to understanding her career. Impressionism and Regionalism were important American movements, yet they do not best describe these early drawings.