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Architectural Cadences

1954

Charles Sheeler

Associated Names

Charles Sheeler

Artist, American, 1883 - 1965

Floriano Vecchi

Printer, American, born Italy, 1921 - 2005

The image displays a composition of geometric shapes and straight lines, forming an abstract cityscape. Rectangles and triangles are arranged in a way that resembles buildings and rooftops, suggesting an industrial or urban architectural setting. The shapes overlap and intersect, creating a densely built environment reminiscent of a typical urban skyline with an abstract quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 15.72 × 21.91 cm (6 3/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
sheet: 27.62 × 32.86 cm (10 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4383
Catalogue Raisonné

Bryce 2008, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1989; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Bibliography

2008

Bryce, Kristy. Charles Sheeler Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Craig F. Starr Gallery, 2008, no. 6.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 100/; lower right in graphite: Charles Sheeler 1954

Wikidata ID

Q76551916

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