Georgia O'keeffe: 1887-1986: Flowers in the Desert - Hardcover

The art of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is splendid with color and laden with hidden sensuality. O'Keeffe's fame was largely earned by her large-format flower pictures that have assured her an unusual place in the annals of art, between realist and abstract. "Our Basic Art" series study traces the idiosyncratic of O'Keeffe's career, and numerous illustrations document the most important periods in her lengthy life in art. Every book in TASCHEN's "Basic Art" series features: a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist; approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions; and a concise biography.

Britta Benke, born in 1960, studied art history, classical archaeology and romance languages and literature in Gottingen, Munster and Bonn. Georgia O'Keeffe is the main focus of her research and also the subject of her dissertation.