Desert Landscapes

“I’m out here in New Mexico—going somewhere—I’m not positive where—but it’s great,” Georgia O’Keeffe wrote in 1917 about her escape to the desert. “Not like anything I ever saw before.” From Edward Weston to Richard Misrach, numerous artists have been drawn to vast desert landscapes, capturing the elegance of towering sand dunes and the whimsy of cactus trees speckling expansive desert horizons. Below, discover desert scenes to add inspiration to your space, offering a window into some of the world’s most strange and stunning landscapes.