John French Sloan

(American, 1871–1951)

John Sloan was a prominent member of the Ashcan School of painters. Employing impasto brushstrokes and nuanced color, he depicted everyday scenes of New York, as seen in his works Chinese Restaurant (1909) and McSorley’s Bar (1912). “Every good picture leaves the painter eager to start again, unsatisfied, inspired by the rich mine in which he is working, hoping for more energy, more vitality, more time—condemned to painting for life,” the artist once reflected. Born John French Sloan on August 2, 1871 in Lock Haven, PA, he grew up in Philadelphia where he worked at a print shop as teenager to help support his family. Sloan went on to work as an illustrator for the The Philadelphia Inquirer while enrolled in Thomas Anshutz’s evening painting classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. During the early 1890s, Sloan met the artist Robert Henri, who encouraged the younger painter to copy the works of Édouard Manet and Frans Hals. Sloan moved to New York in 1904, where began painting the lives of working class people amidst the backdrop of Greenwich Village and the Lower East Side. The artist’s empathy towards his subject’s difficult lives led him to join the Socialist Party in 1910. From 1918 onward, Sloan spent each summer in Santa Fe, NM, where he painted the landscape as well as the local Native American tribes. The artist died on September 7, 1951 in Hanover, NH. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Nude on a Couch

John French Sloan

Nude on a Couch

Sale Date: June 27, 2018

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Steppin' Out, 1910–1913

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Steppin' Out, 1910–1913

Sale Date: June 24, 2018

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South Beach Bathers, Staten Island, 1908

John French Sloan

South Beach Bathers, Staten Island, 1908

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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PLAYING ON THE PALISADES, COYTESVILLE, 1908

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PLAYING ON THE PALISADES, COYTESVILLE, 1908

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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FISHING PORT, GLOUCESTER, 1916

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FISHING PORT, GLOUCESTER, 1916

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Tesuque Byway (Tesuque Roadside), 1940

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Tesuque Byway (Tesuque Roadside), 1940

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Romany Marye in Christopher Street, 1936

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Romany Marye in Christopher Street, 1936

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Memory, 1906

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Memory, 1906

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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The Lafayette, 1928, 1928

John French Sloan

The Lafayette, 1928, 1928

Sale Date: May 5, 2018

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Man, Wife and Child, from New York City Life , 1905

John French Sloan

Man, Wife and Child, from New York City Life , 1905

Sale Date: May 1, 2018

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Mc Sorley's Back Room, 1916

John French Sloan

Mc Sorley's Back Room, 1916

Sale Date: March 17, 2018

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Hell Hole, 1917

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Hell Hole, 1917

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Salesmanship, 1930

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Salesmanship, 1930

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Nude and Arch, 1933

John French Sloan

Nude and Arch, 1933

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Washington Arch, 1923

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Washington Arch, 1923

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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From Critters to People, 1906

John French Sloan

From Critters to People, 1906

Sale Date: March 2, 2018

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THE SHOW CASE; THE LITTLE BRIDE;..., 1905–1931

John French Sloan

THE SHOW CASE; THE LITTLE BRIDE;..., 1905–1931

Sale Date: February 14, 2018

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Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923

John French Sloan

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923

Sale Date: December 19, 2017

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Herself, Combing Her Hair, Contre Danse (a group

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Herself, Combing Her Hair, Contre Danse (a group

Sale Date: December 2, 2017

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The Road to the Pueblo

John French Sloan

The Road to the Pueblo

Sale Date: November 11, 2017

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Sun Cloud Shower, Bishop's Lodge, 1928

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Sun Cloud Shower, Bishop's Lodge, 1928

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Going Barefoot, 1915

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Going Barefoot, 1915

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Child and Thistle in the Sun, 1916

John French Sloan

Child and Thistle in the Sun, 1916

Sale Date: November 11, 2017

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The Stanley Cottage

John French Sloan

The Stanley Cottage

Sale Date: November 11, 2017

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