Red and Orange Streak

Red and Orange Streak is a 1919 painting by Georgia O'Keeffe.^[1] She painted it in New York, after arriving there from Texas.^[2] In a letter to a friend, O'Keeffe wrote: "the whole thing—lit up—first in one place—then in another with flashes of lightning—sometimes just sheet lightning—and sometimes sheet lightning with a sharp bright zigzag flashing across—I … sat on the fence for a long time—just looking at the lightning."^[2]

Red and Orange Streak
Artist	Georgia O'Keeffe
Year	1919 (1919)
Medium	Oil on canvas
Subject	Lightning
Dimensions	68.6 cm × 58.4 cm (27.0 in × 23.0 in)
Location	Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Accession	1987-70-3
Website	Red and Orange Streak Philadelphia Museum of Art