Focus on Black Iris (painting) and discuss the Related paintings.
O'Keeffe began painting the centres of flowers in 1924. The first show of her enlarged flowers was at the Anderson Galleries in 1926. The black irises were a recurring subject: She painted another oil called The Black Iris (CR 558), also known as  The Dark Iris No. II and Dark Iris, a small (9x7") oil in 1926. In 1927,  she also created Dark Iris No. III, a pastel on paper. Iris, from 1929 is a 32x12" is in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. She returned to the black iris in 1936, with Black Iris II [Black Iris VI, 1936] (36x24").
Anderson Galleries Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center