''A Storm'', a 1922

pastel A pastel () is an art medium that consists of powdered pigment and a binder (material), binder. It can exist in a variety of forms, including a stick, a square, a pebble, and a pan of color, among other forms. The pigments used in pastels are ...

painting by

Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 March 6, 1986) was an American Modernism, modernist painter and drafter, draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the "M ...

, shows lightning over a lake and the reflection of the Moon, while alluding to a feminine body shape. The medium is pastel on paper, mounted on illustration board. The painting is part of a collection of work depicting sea- and landscapes of

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or Lake George, and were created by O'Keeffe between 1921 and 1922. The technique and style of ''A Storm'' reflects O'Keeffe's earlier preference for charcoal as a medium. It was donated to the

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by a private collector in 1981.

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