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)
Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Charles Sheeler

Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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Assyrian relief, king's hem and sandal, 1942–1942

Charles Sheeler

Assyrian relief, king's hem and sandal, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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The upper deck, 1929–1929

Charles Sheeler

The upper deck, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Zinnias in a bowl, 1918–1918

Charles Sheeler

Zinnias in a bowl, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Charles Sheeler

Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Sale Date: May 4, 2001

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Boulder Dam, 1940–1940

Charles Sheeler

Boulder Dam, 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Bleeder stacks, Ford Plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Bleeder stacks, Ford Plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Slag buggy, Ford Plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

Slag buggy, Ford Plant, Detroit, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Beech tree - Shadows, 1951–1951

Charles Sheeler

Beech tree - Shadows, 1951–1951

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Covered bridge, 1946–1946

Charles Sheeler

Covered bridge, 1946–1946

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Rocks, 1955–1955

Charles Sheeler

Rocks, 1955–1955

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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The upstairs, 1938–1938

Charles Sheeler

The upstairs, 1938–1938

Sale Date: April 5, 2001

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Still life with zinnias, 1918–1918

Charles Sheeler

Still life with zinnias, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Charles Sheeler

Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 2, 2000

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Yachts, 1924–1924

Charles Sheeler

Yachts, 1924–1924

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Delmonico Building, 1926–1926

Charles Sheeler

Delmonico Building, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Industrial series #1, 1928–1928

Charles Sheeler

Industrial series #1, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Beech tree - Near the base, 1951–1951

Charles Sheeler

Beech tree - Near the base, 1951–1951

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Beech tree - Shadows, 1951–1951

Charles Sheeler

Beech tree - Shadows, 1951–1951

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Upper deck, 1929–1929

Charles Sheeler

Upper deck, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf), 1956–1956

Charles Sheeler

San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf), 1956–1956

Sale Date: May 24, 2000

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The boxer Georges Carpentier, 1926–1926

Charles Sheeler

The boxer Georges Carpentier, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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The Savoy-Plaza Hotel, by McKim, Mead..., 1927–1927

Charles Sheeler

The Savoy-Plaza Hotel, by McKim, Mead..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 5, 2000

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Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Charles Sheeler

Architectural cadence, 1954–1954

Sale Date: February 17, 2000

Auction Closed

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