Doylestown House--Stairway with Chair 1917

"Doylestown House--Stairway with Chair" is a 1917 photograph by American artist Charles Sheeler. The image, part of a series of photographs of the Doylestown house, captures the stark beauty of the stairway in a precise and minimalist style. Sheeler’s work is often associated with Precisionism, a movement that emerged in the 1920s and celebrated industrial forms and geometric shapes. This photograph exemplifies the movement’s focus on simplicity, order, and clarity, transforming the mundane into a composition that evokes a sense of both stillness and tension.