09/22/2026
π If fall were a painting.
Today marks the end of summer and the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
While exploring the woods near the Stieglitz family retreat at Lake George, Georgia OβKeeffe often gathered leaves in a variety of shapes, colors, and textures, inspiring more than twenty artworks between 1922 and 1931. In her paintings, OβKeeffe enlarged the small leaves until they approached abstraction, focusing on intricate details and magnifying the vibrant beauty she observed in nature.
Visiting the Columbus Museum of Art(Columbus Museum of Art)? See this painting in person in Gallery 2!
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Georgia OβKeeffe. βAutumn LeavesβLake George, N.Y.,β 1924. Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches. Columbus Museum of Art. Museum Purchase, Howald Fund II Β© Georgia OβKeeffe Museum