Lake George inspired many Georgia O'Keeffe paintings made at her husband's family home.
O'Keeffe spent time at Lake George in the Adirondack region of New York, where Alfred Stieglitz's family owned a property. She visited the area repeatedly, especially during the years when she was balancing her New York life with time away from the city.
Her Lake George paintings include leaves, trees, barns, hills, and other natural forms. She often transformed these subjects through close observation, simplified shapes, unusual cropping, and strong color. The works show that her art was not defined only by New Mexico.
Lake George is sometimes confused with Lake Champlain or with the New York locations associated with Stieglitz's family. The relevant site is specifically Lake George in the Adirondacks. O'Keeffe's time there provided an important setting for her experiments with organic forms before and alongside her Southwestern work.