Which Georgia O'Keeffe painting set a record for the most expensive artwork by a female artist in 2014?

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Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 set the record for the most expensive artwork by a female artist in 2014.

O'Keeffe painted Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 1932. The large white jimson weed flower fills the composition, with petals opening against a pale background. The work demonstrates her practice of enlarging natural forms so that viewers confront their structure and subtle changes in tone.

At a Sotheby's auction in New York in November 2014, the painting sold for $44.4 million. That price established a record for an artwork by a female artist at auction at the time. The buyer was the American philanthropist Alice Walton, and the work entered the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

The record is an auction-price record, not a claim that the painting is universally considered her most important work. It is also distinct from later records set by other women artists. The title's slash is part of the commonly used title and links the plant's name with its descriptive flower designation.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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