Ghost Ranch was a major source for Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico landscape paintings.
O'Keeffe began spending time at Ghost Ranch in the late 1920s and found its cliffs, mesas, and changing light especially compelling. The site lies near Abiquiu in northern New Mexico and became one of the most recognizable places connected with her work.
She painted nearby natural forms repeatedly, but usually did not treat them as straightforward topographical records. Instead, she cropped and simplified mountains, bones, trees, and buildings to create bold compositions. Ghost Ranch is sometimes confused with O'Keeffe's Abiquiu home: the two locations are close, but they served different roles in her life and art.