O"Keeffe in considered a Modern Artist because she painted in the 20th century.
She used nature as inspiration for her simplified, abstract shapes.
Many
other artists are interested in nature.
A painting of a fruit or
flowers (also nature) is called a still life. Click on the
painting by Henri Matisse below to see examples of still life paintings.
Impressionists
like Claude Monet painted landscapes, seascapes and still lifes.
A painting of the outdoors
(nature) is called a landscape.
Click on the landscape below
to see examples of landscape paintings.
The Impressionists often
painted outdoors in the open air.
The Impressionists were
not interested in a highly realistic, or photographic, rendering of their
subjects.
The Impressionists were
interested in creating artworks which showed the light, air and colors
of the day.
Click on the garden below
by Claude Monet to see examples of Impressionist paintings.
Go
to the Evaluation Page and visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
