Charles Sheeler

(American, 1883–1965)

Charles Sheeler was an American artist known for his involvement in the Precisionism movement along with Charles Demuth, Gerald Murphy, and others. Working with photography, film, and painting in tandem, the artist explored planar light, notions of objectivity, and the man-made forms of industry. Both in his use of the Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge plant as subject matter for the painting American Landscape (1930), and his probing of the camera’s objective gaze in his film Manhatta (1921), Sheeler was unique to his time. “Photography is nature seen from the eyes outward, painting from the eyes inward,” he once reflected. “Photography records inalterably the single image, while painting records a plurality of images willfully directed by the artist.” Born on July 16, 1883 in Philadelphia, PA, he went on to study at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and later under William Merritt Chase at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. While visiting Europe, the artist became enthralled with the Cubist works of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso and upon returning home he applied his interest in their work to his scenes of America. He died on May 7, 1965 in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Today, Sheeler’s works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Charles Sheeler (360 results)
Roses, 1924–1924

Charles Sheeler

Roses, 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 12, 2003

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Gloucester harbor, 1907–1907

Charles Sheeler

Gloucester harbor, 1907–1907

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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Plums on a plate, 1910–1910

Charles Sheeler

Plums on a plate, 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 21, 2003

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Americana, 1931–1931

Charles Sheeler

Americana, 1931–1931

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Frances Hope modeling a chanel sheared..., 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Frances Hope modeling a chanel sheared..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Air shaft, 1949–1949

Charles Sheeler

Air shaft, 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Accessories for travel by motor, 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Accessories for travel by motor, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Boxer Georges Carpentier demonstrates..., 1926–1926

Charles Sheeler

Boxer Georges Carpentier demonstrates..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Cactus, 1931–1931

Charles Sheeler

Cactus, 1931–1931

Sale Date: February 10, 2003

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Convergence II, 1952–1952

Charles Sheeler

Convergence II, 1952–1952

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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The Delmonico Building, 1926–1926

Charles Sheeler

The Delmonico Building, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Study of the Brancusi sculpture La..., 1940–1949

Charles Sheeler

Study of the Brancusi sculpture La..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Study of the Brancusi sculpture..., 1940–1949

Charles Sheeler

Study of the Brancusi sculpture..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Generator, 1939–1939

Charles Sheeler

Generator, 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Beech tree, 1951–1951

Charles Sheeler

Beech tree, 1951–1951

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Coke ovens - River Rouge, 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Coke ovens - River Rouge, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Selected views of Sheeler's home, 1939–1939

Charles Sheeler

Selected views of Sheeler's home, 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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William Carlos Williams, 1938–1938

Charles Sheeler

William Carlos Williams, 1938–1938

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Beech tree, 1951–1951

Charles Sheeler

Beech tree, 1951–1951

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Pulverizer building, Ford plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Pulverizer building, Ford plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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The upper deck, 1929–1929

Charles Sheeler

The upper deck, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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View of New York, 1931–1931

Charles Sheeler

View of New York, 1931–1931

Sale Date: February 19, 2002

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Barn decorations, 1959–1959

Charles Sheeler

Barn decorations, 1959–1959

Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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Chartres Cathedral, 1929–1929

Charles Sheeler

Chartres Cathedral, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 13, 2001

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