Red and Orange Streak

Shapes of yellow and green curve and fold into one another, their rounded edges set against a deep, almost black background. Behind these forms, a horizontal band of red cuts across the composition, glowing faintly through the darker tones. The painting, titled Red and Orange Streak, was made in 1919 by Georgia O'Keeffe using oil on canvas, and it now belongs to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It came into the museum's collection through a bequest tied to the Alfred Stieglitz Collection. O'Keeffe, who lived from 1887 to 1986 and worked as an American artist, painted abstract forms that drew on organic shapes and color relationships. Looking closely, the way the yellow and green curves overlap creates a sense of depth, while the red streak seems to flicker just beneath the surface, almost hidden by the dark ground surrounding it.