Charles Sheeler: career timeline
American · 1883–1965 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 30 of 39 lots (79% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | $16.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 12 | 9 | $18.1kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1930s | 5 | 4 | $9.9kSign up | Other |
| 1940s | 3 | 2 | $34.1kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | $16.5kSign up | Screenprint |
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1910s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $16.8kSign up
- Average
- $16.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 9.5 × 12 in (24 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1915 Landscape No. 6$28.4kSign up
1917 Barn$5.2kSign up
1920s 12 works
- Sold
- 9 of 12
- Median
- $18.1kSign up
- Average
- $27.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9.5 in (25 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (6), Photograph (3), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (3), Landscapes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
1922 TulipUnsold · sold 2×
1923 Tree Trunk$11.3kSign up
1924 Yachts (G. 3, B. 3)$18.1kSign up
1924 Roses (G. 2, B. 2)$10.3kSign up
1924 Roses$8.8kSign up
1925 Still Life$71.3kSign up · sold 2×
1926 Delmonico Building (G. 4, B. 4)$20.6kSign up
1926 Delmonico Building$7.5kSign up
1927 Ford Plant, River Rouge, Bleeder Stacks, DetroitUnsold
1928 Industrial Series #1 (G. 5, B. 5)$49kSign up
1929 Chartres, South Side from StreetUnsold
1929 Chartres-Flying Buttresses at the Crossing$50kSign up
1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $9.9kSign up
- Average
- $25kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 9 in (16 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2), Photograph (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1932 View of Central Park$80kSign up
1935 Salt and pepper shakers$315Sign up
1935 Salt and pepper shakers$1.1kSign up
1937 Baldwin Locomotive Plant$18.8kSign up
1939 Boulder DamUnsold
1940s 3 works
1950s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $16.5kSign up
- Average
- $47.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 9 in (16 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Screenprint (2), Photograph (1), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- —
1950 Escape$16.5kSign up
1954 Architectural Cadences$2.8kSign up
1954 Architectural Cadences$163kSign up
1954 Architectural Cadences$5kSign up
1959 Barn Decorations (Hex Signs)$52.5kSign up · sold 2×
Creation date not recorded
7 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $41.2kSign up
- Average
- $65.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 10.5 in (25 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Gouache (1), Screenprint (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2010 Star$51.2kSign up
sold 2010 Architectural Cadence$5kSign up
sold 2014 Design for New York World's FairUnsold
sold 2018 Tulips-Suspended Forms$175kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2018 Rose in a Vase$31.3kSign up · sold 2×
Undated, sold in the 2020s 1 work
sold 2021 salt and pepper shakers$250Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Charles Sheeler auction results →