The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Amaryllis

Amaryllis

1924
(American, 1883–1965)
America, 20th century
pastel
Sheet: 55.5 x 68.6 cm (21 7/8 x 27 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.48
Location: not on view

Description

A Precisionist, Sheeler was only briefly involved with pastel in 1923–24. He utilized the medium for still lifes in which the individual forms are meticulously outlined. In this quintessentially modernist composition, color is used with the utmost restraint, and the overall effect is draftsmanly rather than painterly.
  • Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).
    American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    The Precisionist Aesthetic in American Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-April 9, 1989).
    America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
    Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983).
    Charles Sheeler Retrospective. Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (organizer) (November 15-December 31, 1961).
    Horticulture Motifs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 9-April 24, 1955).
  • {{cite web|title=Amaryllis|url=false|author=Charles Sheeler|year=1924|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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