Study for American Interior, 1934

Charles Sheeler, Study for American Interior, 1934, ca. 1934, watercolor, opaque watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1982.90
Charles Sheeler, Study for American Interior, 1934, ca. 1934, watercolor, opaque watercolor and pencil on paper, sheet: 3 783 12 in. (9.88.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1982.90

Artwork Details

Title
Study for American Interior, 1934
Date
ca. 1934
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 3 783 12 in. (9.88.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
watercolor, opaque watercolor and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — rug
  • Object — furniture — table
  • Object — other — dish
  • Object — furniture — chair
  • Architecture Interior — domestic
  • Object — other — vase
Object Number
1982.90

Artwork Description

In Study for American Interior, 1934, Sheeler worked out spatial and color relationships for a painting of the same title. The composition showcases objects from the artist’s home in South Salem, New York. The rag rugs and turned-post Shaker bed reveal Sheeler’s appreciation of early American furniture and crafts. The shadows cast by the streaming sunlight carve the space into an abstract composition of angular forms that echo the patterns in the textiles. The red, white, and blue palette of this small watercolor reinforces the American theme.

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Works by this artist (2 items)

Jane Hammond, My Heavens!, 2004, color lithograph with silver mylar and collage on Amate paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis M. and Sally B. Kaplan and museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2008.16, © 2004, Jane Hammond
My Heavens!
Date2004
color lithograph with silver mylar and collage on Amate paper
Not on view
Jane Hammond, Hand Held, 1996, oil and mixed media on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of the Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Collection), 2020.20.114
Hand Held
Date1996
oil and mixed media on canvas
Not on view

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