Counterpoint
1949
Artist, American, 1883 - 1965

Artwork overview
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Medium
conté crayon over graphite on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Daniel J. Terra, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 50.8 x 71.2 cm (20 x 28 1/16 in.)
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Accession
1991.47.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Downtown Gallery, New York); Bernard Heineman, Jr., New York; (Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York); Daniel J. Terra, 1985; gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 372-373, color repro.
1996
Charles Sheeler in Andover: The Ballardvale Series, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, 1996.
2001
A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 82.
2006
Charles Sheeler: Across Media, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 7 May 2006 - 27 Aug 2006; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 7 Oct 2006 - 7 Jan 2007; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California, 10 Feb 2007 - 6 May 2007.
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.374.
2001
A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 82.
2006
Brock, Charles. Charles Sheeler: Across Media. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Art Institute of Chicago; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 2006-2007. Washington and Berkeley, 2006: no. 45.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: Sheeler 49.
Wikidata ID
Q64538855