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 AND BREAKFAST TRAY; NUDE AT DRESSING..., 1933

John French Sloan

NUDE AND BREAKFAST TRAY; NUDE AT DRESSING..., 1933

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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FOURTEENTH STREET, THE WIGWAM (TAMMANY HALL), 1928

John French Sloan

FOURTEENTH STREET, THE WIGWAM (TAMMANY HALL), 1928

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS; FIFTH AVENUE..., 1905–1917

John French Sloan

CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS; FIFTH AVENUE..., 1905–1917

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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Sunbathers on the Roof, 1941

John French Sloan

Sunbathers on the Roof, 1941

Sale Date: October 18, 2016

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New York Central Park Scene

Attributed to John French Sloan

New York Central Park Scene

Sale Date: October 15, 2016

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Dolly 1936, 1936

John French Sloan

Dolly 1936, 1936

Sale Date: September 23, 2016

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Snowstorm in the Village, 1925

John French Sloan

Snowstorm in the Village, 1925

Sale Date: September 22, 2016

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Nude on Hearth, 1933

John French Sloan

Nude on Hearth, 1933

Sale Date: September 30, 2016

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Reclining Nude with Necklace

John French Sloan

Reclining Nude with Necklace

Sale Date: September 29, 2016

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ROBERT HENRI, PAINTER

John French Sloan

ROBERT HENRI, PAINTER

Sale Date: July 22, 2016

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Watching the Indian Dancers, 1936

John French Sloan

Watching the Indian Dancers, 1936

Sale Date: June 29, 2016

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New York Eve and Adam; 25th Anniversary..., 1918

John French Sloan

New York Eve and Adam; 25th Anniversary..., 1918

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

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Autumn Rocks

John French Sloan

Autumn Rocks

Sale Date: May 13, 2016

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Nude on Hearth, 1933, 1933

John French Sloan

Nude on Hearth, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: May 24, 2016

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Fifth Avenue 1909, 1941, 1909

John French Sloan

Fifth Avenue 1909, 1941, 1909

Sale Date: May 24, 2016

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The Green Hour, 1930, 1930

John French Sloan

The Green Hour, 1930, 1930

Sale Date: May 24, 2016

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Memory, 1906

John French Sloan

Memory, 1906

Sale Date: May 7, 2016

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MAN, WIFE AND CHILD, 1905

John French Sloan

MAN, WIFE AND CHILD, 1905

Sale Date: May 22, 2016

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Brunette Head and Shoulders

John French Sloan

Brunette Head and Shoulders" (Nude with Arm..., 1933

Sale Date: April 30, 2016

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Reclining Nude Reading, 1945

John French Sloan

Reclining Nude Reading, 1945

Sale Date: April 23, 2016

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A THIRST FOR ART (M. 306), 1939

John French Sloan

A THIRST FOR ART (M. 306), 1939

Sale Date: April 25, 2016

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SALESMANSHIP (M. 242)

John French Sloan

SALESMANSHIP (M. 242)

Sale Date: April 25, 2016

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FOURTEENTH STREET, THE WIGWAM (TAMMANY HALL), 1928

John French Sloan

FOURTEENTH STREET, THE WIGWAM (TAMMANY HALL), 1928

Sale Date: April 25, 2016

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FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS (MORSE 128), 1905

John French Sloan

FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS (MORSE 128), 1905

Sale Date: April 25, 2016

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