Georgia O’Keeffe work estimated at $8m+ in New York

Major American modernists and 19th century masters will feature at the Spring sale of American art at Christie’s in New York on May 19.

There are 98 lots with artists ranging from Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Max Weber, to 19th century artists Frederick Edwin Church, John Singer Sargant, and James McNeill Whistler.

Leading the sale is a large-scale painting by Georgia O’Keeffe painted c1921-22. Lake George Reflection is estimated at $8m to $12m (€7m to €10.5m) and was inspired by O’Keeffe’s frequent visits to the family home of Alfred Stieglitz.