# @sothebys on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=wyxX9IcgDB0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65205544-sothebys-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c9193ad3ea.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-05T17:05:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

There are more than 22 million windows in New York City—but in Windows, Charles Sheeler transforms them into something far more profound. Painted in 1951, the work marks a culmination of his lifelong fascination with the modern city—not as a place of people, but as a system of forms. Through a meticulous process of translation—from photograph to drawing to painting—Sheeler moves steadily away from representation and toward abstraction, collapsing time, space, and perspective into a single, controlled vision.

Part of the Modern Evening Auction, presented by CELINE, this exceptional large-scale painting comes from the distinguished collection of Janine and Robert MacDonnell, whose legacy reflects a deep commitment to American modernism. The auction will take place live on 19 May 2026 in New York, offering a rare opportunity to encounter one of Sheeler’s most important works to appear on the market in decades.

Learn more about Charles Sheeler's Windows ►► https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/modern-evening-auction/windows
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#CharlesSheeler #Precisionism #AmericanModernism #ModernArt #AbstractArt #NewYorkArt #SkyscraperArt #ArtAuction #Sothebys #ArtHistory #20thCenturyArt #GeometricAbstraction

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,760
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## Tags

abstractart, sothebys, modernart, americanmodernism, skyscraperart, charlessheeler, artauction, arthistory, newyorkart, precisionism, 20thcenturyart, geometricabstraction

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