Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender
1906 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
An oil painting depicting artist Charles Sheeler and activist Nina Allender viewed from behind while looking at an artwork on display. The piece uses a muted, warm palette and visible, textured brushwork.
Did you know?
Morton Livingston Schamberg was a key figure in the early American avant-garde and a close friend of Charles Sheeler. This intimate, observational scene captures a quiet moment between two prominent figures of the early 20th-century American art and social scenes, demonstrating Schamberg's early interest in the everyday life of his peers before he transitioned into his more well-known machine-inspired aesthetic.
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Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender
Morton Schamberg, 1906
