Georgia O'Keeffe made her Abiquiu home famous for its distinctive black door.
The property is a historic adobe house in Abiquiu, New Mexico. O'Keeffe first encountered it during the 1930s, when it was abandoned and partly in ruins. She repeatedly depicted a particular door in paintings and drawings, making the architectural feature one of the most recognizable motifs associated with her New Mexico work.
O'Keeffe acquired the house in 1945 and had it restored under her direction. She moved into it in 1949, the same year she settled permanently in New Mexico. The home offered both a residence and a studio, while its walls, courtyard, and surrounding landscape became recurring subjects.
The black-door subject is sometimes confused with Ghost Ranch, another New Mexico place strongly connected with O'Keeffe. Ghost Ranch supplied dramatic landscape views, whereas the Abiquiu house is especially associated with the doorway and adobe architecture.