In this painting on paper, an abstract tree fills the sheet. It stretches between all four sides of the page, extending beyond the image. There is a tangle of branches in front of a background only alluded to by color. At the top of the sheet the artist suggests a sky of blue and pink tones, and at the bottom of the sheet a grassy ground is suggested through teal and green paint. The fields of color are defined by the tree branches. The painting is signed in the lower right, Sheeler - 1947."

Tree and Landscape

Charles Sheeler

1947

Titles Tree and Landscape (Proper)
Artist Charles Sheeler, American, 1883 - 1965
Medium tempera on paper on board
Dimensions sheet: 15 5/8 × 13 7/16 in. (39.7 × 34.1 cm) frame: 22 3/16 × 20 1/4 × 2 in. (56.4 × 51.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by the Altec-Styslinger Foundation, 2017.62
Work Type painting
Classification Paintings