Which Georgia O’Keeffe painting features a steer skull against a red, white, and blue landscape?

Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting featuring a steer skull against a red, white, and blue landscape is Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue.

O’Keeffe painted the work in 1931 after becoming deeply interested in the bones and animal remains she found in the New Mexico landscape. The skull is placed centrally, with the American flag’s colors echoed in the surrounding sky and earth.

The painting combines a recognizable object with an unusually monumental presentation. O’Keeffe did not treat the skull simply as a symbol of death; she also valued its sculptural form, weathering, and stark beauty. Animal bones became recurring subjects in her New Mexico paintings.

The title is sometimes shortened informally, which can cause confusion with other skull paintings such as Ram’s Head, White Hollyhock-Hills. The specific red, white, and blue title identifies the 1931 work.