“On Trees: Georgia O’Keeffe and Thomas Cole”

Best known for her sensuous paintings of flowers, Georgia O’Keeffe once stated, “to see takes time” regarding her focus on the extraordinary beauty of her blossomy muses. Pairing O’Keeffe with Cole, “On Trees” at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill presents the work of these two artists side-by-side for the first time. This modest show features the pairing of two important paintings: Hunters in a Landscape (1825) by Cole, a vision of his first visit to Catskill, and Dead Tree Bear Lake Taos (1929) by O’Keeffe, a vision of her first visit to New Mexico. These respective sojourns mark a turning point for Cole and O’Keeffe alike, and these two painting embody the significant effect of these locales on the creative practice of each.