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Charles Sheeler

Charles Sheeler

1883–1965

WA-00029426

Philadelphia, PA, USA

PaintingExpressionismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

85

Institutional Exhibitions

70

Works in Collection

113

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ624868 ULAN500115325

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Artists and Writers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

Field Verification (5 fields)

4 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%✓
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/charles-sheeler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/charles-sheeler
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5383
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Charles Sheeler yet.

Graph relationships

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (70)

Sun, Rocks, Trees #2

Sun, Rocks, Trees #2

1959 · Gouache with graphite, on cream laminate board

37.7 × 45.1 cm (14 7/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Western Industrial

Western Industrial

1955 · Oil on canvas

58 × 73.5 cm (22 7/8 × 29 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1955 · Oil on canvas

25 × 34 in. (63.5 × 86.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Architectural Cadences

Architectural Cadences

1954 · Color screenprint on cream wove paper

Image: 16 × 22.2 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 27.6 × 34.6 cm (10 7/8 × 13 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Architectural Cadences

1954 · color screenprint

Sheet: 27.5 x 34.3 cm (10 13/16 x 13 1/2 in.); Image: 15.7 x 22 cm (6 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Meta-Mold, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Meta-Mold, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

1952 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/4 × 5 3/8" (19.4 × 13.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Beech Tree

1951 · Gelatin silver print

7 15/16 × 5 3/8" (20.1 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

United Nations Secretariat

United Nations Secretariat

1951 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 6 1/4" (23.8 × 15.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Beech Tree

1951 · Gelatin silver print

8 × 5 3/16" (20.4 × 13.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Shaker House, Lebanon, New York

Shaker House, Lebanon, New York

1951 · Gelatin silver print

7 7/16 × 9 1/2" (18.9 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skyscrapers, New York

Skyscrapers, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/16 × 9 3/16" (15.7 × 23.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rockefeller Center, New York

Rockefeller Center, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

8 9/16 × 6 1/2" (21.8 × 16.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skyscrapers, New York

Skyscrapers, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

7 13/16 × 6 7/16" (19.8 × 16.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skyscrapers, New York

Skyscrapers, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 6 7/16" (23.9 × 16.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skyscrapers, New York

Skyscrapers, New York

1950 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 6 5/16" (23.5 × 16 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Industrial Architecture

Industrial Architecture

1949 · Gouache on board

17 1/2 x 14" (44.5 x 35.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Artist Looks at Nature

The Artist Looks at Nature

1943 · Oil on canvas

53.3 × 45.7 cm (21 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boulder Dam

1939 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1941

6 7/8 × 9 1/4" (17.5 × 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Wheels

1939 · Gelatin silver print

6 5/8 × 9 5/8" (16.8 × 24.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arrangement

1938 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/2 × 9 5/16" (19.1 × 23.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1937 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/4 × 6 1/8" (18.4 × 15.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Souvenir of Your Trip Through the Ford Rouge Plant

Souvenir of Your Trip Through the Ford Rouge Plant

1936 · printing on paper

height: 0 cm, width: 0 cm

Stairwell, Williamsburg

Stairwell, Williamsburg

1935 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/16 × 6" (23.6 × 15.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Of Domestic Utility

Of Domestic Utility

1933 · Conté crayon on paper

25 x 19 3/8" (63.5 x 49.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

70 published of 110 catalogued · 91 with image

MoMA
40 publishedof 80 catalogued74 img
Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published1 img
The Met
7 published
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Souvenir of Your Trip Through the Ford Rouge Plant
1936 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Yachts
1924 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Amaryllis
1924 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Industrial Series No. 1
1928 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Modern Progress in Transportation
1925 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Church Street El
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Architectural Cadences
1954 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bucks County Barn
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

The Artist Looks at Nature (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Artist Looks at Nature (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

9

Movements2

Expressionism Abstract Art

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Rago	Dec 2025	$7,000 – $9,000	Unsold