Which Georgia O'Keeffe painting became the first work by a woman to sell for more than $10 million at auction?

Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 became the first work by a woman to sell for more than $10 million at auction.

O'Keeffe painted the large white datura flower in 1936. In November 2014, Sotheby's sold it for $44.4 million, including the buyer's premium. That result made it the most expensive artwork by a female artist sold at auction at the time and marked a major moment in the public reassessment of women's place in art history.

The work's price reflected more than its flower subject. It combined a well-documented O'Keeffe image, strong provenance, monumental scale, and sustained interest in American modernism. The painting had been owned by the philanthropist and collector Georgia O'Keeffe Museum before the sale.

Auction records change as new works are sold, so the claim belongs specifically to 2014. It should not be confused with the record for the most expensive work by any artist, or with the broader market value of O'Keeffe's paintings. The achievement concerned a work by a woman at public auction.