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Wash House, 1929
Millard Sheets (American, 1907 - 1989); Dijon, France
Oil on canvas; 17 1/4 …
Wash House
Wash House, 1929
Millard Sheets (American, 1907 - 1989); Dijon, France
Oil on canvas; 17 1/4 …
Wash House, 1929 Millard Sheets (American, 1907 - 1989); Dijon, France Oil on canvas; 17 1/4 × 21 in. 2018.6.25 Ann and Bill Cullen Memorial Collection

Wash House

ClassificationsPaintings-oils
Artist Millard Sheets (American, 1907 - 1989)
Date1929
Made AtDijon, France, Europe
Place DepictedDijon, France, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions17 1/4 × 21 in. (43.8 × 53.3 cm)
Framed: 22 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (57.2 × 67.3 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineAnn and Bill Cullen Memorial Collection
Object number2018.6.25
DescriptionMillard Sheets attended the Chouinard Art Institute while studying with F. Tolles Chamberlin and Clarence Hinkle. As a teenager his watercolors were accepted for exhibition in the annual California Water Color Society shows and at nineteen he was an official member of the society. Also he worked with oils and acrylics, Sheets was best known for his watercolor landscapes. He commonly worked with Surrealist imagery. Through the Second World War, many of his works were reflecting on the time showing famine, poverty, and overall darkness. He was also one of the leaders of the watercolor movement in California and has even been called the head of it. In Sheets’ 1929 Wash House he painted it on the spot on the river near Dijon, France.
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