American landscapes from almost yesterday. Charles Sheeler, artist (American buildings with a Precisionist spin. Charles Sheeler, artist. (1883-1965). Precisionist Modernism.

American landscape. 1930. — “American Landscape,” depiction of the Ford Motor Company plant on the River Rouge near Detroit, Michigan. 1930. © Estate of the artist. © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art. Fair use license. via https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79032?artist_id=5383&locale=en&page=1&sov_referrer=artist

"Water." 1945. — “Water.” 1945. Oil on canvas. Image © 2000–2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fair use license. via https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/49.128/

"Classic Landscape." 1931. Oil on canvas. — “Classic Landscape,” a depiction of part of Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge plant near Detroit, Michigan that was built in the 1920s. 1931. Oil on canvas. Image © 2019 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Fair use license. via https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.105596.html

American buildings with a Precisionist spin. Charles Sheeler, artist. 20th century. One of the founders of American modernism, he developed the Precisionism style.

“Amoskeag Mills #2.” 1948. — “Amoskeag Mills #2.” 1948. Oil on canvas. Image © 2017 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Fair use license. via https://crystalbridges.org/blog/charles-sheeler/

"Stacks in Celebration." 1954. — “Stacks in Celebration.” 1954. Oil on canvas. Image © 2017 The Dayton Art Institute. Fair use license. via http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/american/charles-sheeler

"Architectural Cadences." 1954. — “Architectural Cadences.” 1954. Oil on canvas. Image © Bonhams 2001-2019. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24545/lot/9/

"Incantation." 1946. — “Incantation.” 1946. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/987

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