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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John French Sloan (2,285 results)
Female Nude, 1931

John French Sloan

Female Nude, 1931

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Easter Eve, Washington Square, 1926

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Easter Eve, Washington Square, 1926

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Shell of Hell, 1939

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Shell of Hell, 1939

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Hell Hole, 1917

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Hell Hole, 1917

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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The Barbershop, 1915

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The Barbershop, 1915

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Love on the Roof, 1914

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Love on the Roof, 1914

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Sunbathers on the Roof, 1941

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Sunbathers on the Roof, 1941

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Night Windows, 1910

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Night Windows, 1910

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Shine, Washington Square, 1923

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Shine, Washington Square, 1923

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Bonfire, 1920

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Bonfire, 1920

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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Fourteenth Street, the Wigwam, 1928

John French Sloan

Fourteenth Street, the Wigwam, 1928

Sale Date: March 8, 2016

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John French Sloan

"Up the Line, Miss?"

Sale Date: February 22, 2016

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Turning out the Light

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Turning out the Light

Sale Date: February 20, 2016

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Study for Realization - Nude with Foot on Book, 1949

John French Sloan

Study for Realization - Nude with Foot on Book, 1949

Sale Date: January 13, 2016

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MOTHER AND CHILD ON THE ROOF

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MOTHER AND CHILD ON THE ROOF

Sale Date: January 17, 2016

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS

Sale Date: January 17, 2016

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MAN, WIFE AND CHILD, 1905

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MAN, WIFE AND CHILD, 1905

Sale Date: January 17, 2016

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Nude with Cigarette; Crouched Nude and Press , 1931

John French Sloan

Nude with Cigarette; Crouched Nude and Press , 1931

Sale Date: December 13, 2015

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NUDE READING; CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS; NUDE ON A

John French Sloan

NUDE READING; CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS; NUDE ON A

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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NY & PENN Paper Company, Lock Haven PA

John French Sloan

NY & PENN Paper Company, Lock Haven PA

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Girl with Auburn Hair (Miss Kitty Yoder), 1903

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Girl with Auburn Hair (Miss Kitty Yoder), 1903

Sale Date: November 18, 2015

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Bridle Path, 1909

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Bridle Path, 1909

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

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NUDE READING; CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS;..., 1928–1931

John French Sloan

NUDE READING; CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS;..., 1928–1931

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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JEWELRY STORE WINDOW; BANDIT CAVE;..., 1906–1937

John French Sloan

JEWELRY STORE WINDOW; BANDIT CAVE;..., 1906–1937

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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