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
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Charles Sheeler
1883
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%
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Movements
- • Expressionism
- • Abstract Art
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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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Expressionism
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Rijksmuseum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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