Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Modern Art, Modern Friendship

Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Modern Art, Modern Friendship

45188 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260, USA Thursday, July 13, 2023–Wednesday, January 31, 2024


winter sunrise, sierra nevada from lone pine by ansel adams

Ansel Adams

Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944

95,000 USD

aspens, northern new mexico by ansel adams

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, ca. 1975

110,000 USD

cottonwood tree (near abiquiu), new mexico by georgia o'keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Cottonwood Tree (Near Abiquiu), New Mexico, 1943

Price on Request

Few artists have served as both a driver of Modernism and as one of its nexus points but Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the precious few. This exhibition looks at one of the meeting points: the friendship between O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams. 

While working in different mediums, O’Keeffe and Adams transformed Modern art and landscapes. Looking at similar vistas or regions, they individualized their view of the American landscape, shaping our understanding of America and Modernism. Despite this shared appreciation of the landscape, their personalities and approach to making art could not be starker. In bringing them together, Heather James hopes to show both their artistic and personal connection, shedding new light on two giants of 20th century art.