Which Georgia O'Keeffe painting shows a black cross against a New Mexico landscape?

Black Cross, New Mexico shows a black cross against a New Mexico landscape.

O'Keeffe painted Black Cross, New Mexico in 1929, the year she first visited the state. The composition places a dark cross in the foreground, with distant mountains and a luminous sky behind it. The image reflects her response to the stark forms and religious symbols she encountered in the region.

The painting belongs to a group of New Mexico works in which O'Keeffe isolated familiar objects and gave them monumental presence. She also painted crosses, churches, bones, cliffs, and adobe structures, often simplifying their shapes.

The title is easy to confuse with O'Keeffe’s Black Place series, which refers to dark cliffs and eroded formations rather than a cross. Black Cross, New Mexico is a specific title and is tied directly to her early New Mexico experience.