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{{Short description|Painting by Georgia O'Keeffe}}
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'''''Blue and Green Music''''' is a 1919 - 1921 painting by the American painter [[Georgia O'Keeffe]].
'''''Blue and Green Music''''' is a 1919–1921 painting by the American painter [[Georgia O'Keeffe]].


Painted during her New York years, ''Blue and Green Music'' uses the contrast of hard and soft edges and geometric forms to convey the rhythm and movement of music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hyperallergic.com/326314/at-tate-modern-an-attempt-to-free-georgia-okeeffes-art-from-an-erotic-interpretation/|title=At Tate Modern, an Attempt to Free Georgia O'Keeffe's Art from an Erotic Interpretation|date=2016-09-30|website=Hyperallergic|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>
Painted in her New York years upon the idea that music could be translated into something for the eye, ''Blue and Green Music'' is a work of rhythm, movement, color, depth, and form. It is also one of the paintings that was expressed by her feelings.


==About==
==About==
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The painting uses colors with an intent to capture the variance of tones that one would find in music. O'Keeffe described music as being able to be "translated into something for the eye".<ref name="artic">[http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/24306 Blue and Green Music] on the website of the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]</ref>


This piece was made while O'Keeffe was living in New York with [[Alfred Stieglitz]]. She created many works that referenced music during this time period, saying, "I found that I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things that I had no words for.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2012/inventingabstraction/?work=173|title=MoMA {{!}} Inventing Abstraction|website=www.moma.org|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref>"
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The painting uses colors that are both subtle and bold in order to capture the variance of tones that one would find in music. O'Keeffe described music as being able to be "translated into something for the eye."<ref name=artic>[http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/24306 Blue and Green Music] on the website of the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]</ref> <ref>http://www.jwpepper.com/10281804.item</ref> The painting is part of the [[Alfred Stieglitz]] collection, a gift by the artist to the museum in memory of her husband.<ref name=artic/>

The painting is part of the Alfred Stieglitz collection, a gift by the artist to the museum in memory of her husband.<ref name="artic" />


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 29 October 2024

Blue and Green Music
ArtistGeorgia O'Keeffe
Year1919–1921
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions58.4 cm × 48.3 cm (23.0 in × 19.0 in)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Blue and Green Music is a 1919–1921 painting by the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe.

Painted during her New York years, Blue and Green Music uses the contrast of hard and soft edges and geometric forms to convey the rhythm and movement of music.[1]

About

[edit]

The painting uses colors with an intent to capture the variance of tones that one would find in music. O'Keeffe described music as being able to be "translated into something for the eye".[2]

This piece was made while O'Keeffe was living in New York with Alfred Stieglitz. She created many works that referenced music during this time period, saying, "I found that I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things that I had no words for.[3]"

The painting is part of the Alfred Stieglitz collection, a gift by the artist to the museum in memory of her husband.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "At Tate Modern, an Attempt to Free Georgia O'Keeffe's Art from an Erotic Interpretation". Hyperallergic. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. ^ a b Blue and Green Music on the website of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. ^ "MoMA | Inventing Abstraction". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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