Ghost Ranch became a major source of Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico landscapes.
O'Keeffe first visited Ghost Ranch in 1934 and began spending extended periods there in the 1930s. The ranch lies near Abiquiú in northern New Mexico and is known for dramatic cliffs, mesas, and broad desert views. Its distinctive geography supplied subjects for many of her paintings.
She often worked outdoors and returned to the same forms repeatedly, changing scale, color, and viewpoint. The Pedernal, a flat-topped mountain visible from the ranch, became one of her most persistent motifs. Her paintings transformed particular New Mexico landforms into simplified, highly personal compositions.
Ghost Ranch and the Abiquiú house are related but not interchangeable. Ghost Ranch was a landscape and retreat where O'Keeffe painted for many years; Abiquiú was the village home and studio she used more permanently from 1949. Both places are now closely linked with her legacy.