This card suits moments of reflection, distance, or thoughtful solitude. Church Street El evokes the contemplative quiet of cities before they wake, of lives lived in parallel. Charles Sheeler composes a cityscape that feels more remembered than observed. Buildings stretch with the solemn rhythm of colonnades, their surfaces catching the morning light like pages half-turned.

Currently held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, courtesy of the Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund.