Yachts

1924

Charles Sheeler

Associated Names
Charles Sheeler

Artist, American, 1883 - 1965

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows elongated, tapered shapes and fluid lines intersecting and curving across the canvas to create an abstract composition. The arrangement of shapes resembles sailboats, with lines extending upwards and bending elegantly. Some forms are triangular and ribbon-like, with sharp peaks, giving the impression of boats gliding on water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of George Biddle)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 20 × 24.77 cm (7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.77 × 33.02 cm (9 3/4 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2536

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bryce 2008, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle, Croton-on-Hudson, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 37

1982

  • Modernist Watercolors, Prints and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 27

Bibliography

2008

  • Bryce, Kristy. Charles Sheeler Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Craig F. Starr Gallery, 2008, no. 3.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Geo. C. Miller; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 4

Watermarks

Arches (FRANCE)

Wikidata ID

Q77008684

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