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)
MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

John French Sloan

MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE GIRL IN KIMONO, 1913–1928

John French Sloan

FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE GIRL IN KIMONO, 1913–1928

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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MEMORY, 1906

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MEMORY, 1906

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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KNEES AND ABORIGINES ROBERT HENRI, 1902–1927

John French Sloan

KNEES AND ABORIGINES ROBERT HENRI, 1902–1927

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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NUDE SKETCHES, 1917

John French Sloan

NUDE SKETCHES, 1917

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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Landscape, Santa Fe, 1925

John French Sloan

Landscape, Santa Fe, 1925

Sale Date: September 23, 1992

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SIXTH AVENUE, GREENWICH VILLAGE (M. 207), 1923

John French Sloan

SIXTH AVENUE, GREENWICH VILLAGE (M. 207), 1923

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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FUN, ONE CENT (MORSE 131), 1905

John French Sloan

FUN, ONE CENT (MORSE 131), 1905

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM (M. 181), 1916

John French Sloan

MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM (M. 181), 1916

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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NUDE WITH HALO (MORSE 258 III/III), 1931

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NUDE WITH HALO (MORSE 258 III/III), 1931

Sale Date: August 8, 1992

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ROMARY MARYE IN CHRISTOPHER ST. 1922, 1936

John French Sloan

ROMARY MARYE IN CHRISTOPHER ST. 1922, 1936

Sale Date: June 12, 1992

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FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS, 1905

John French Sloan

FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS, 1905

Sale Date: June 12, 1992

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HERE IT IS SIR, HOPE YOU'LL LIKE IT, 1926

John French Sloan

HERE IT IS SIR, HOPE YOU'LL LIKE IT, 1926

Sale Date: June 10, 1992

Auction Closed

ANTIQUE A LA FRANCAISE & OF HUMAN BONDAGE: , 1929

John French Sloan

ANTIQUE A LA FRANCAISE & OF HUMAN BONDAGE: , 1929

Sale Date: June 10, 1992

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INDIAN DETOUR, 1927

John French Sloan

INDIAN DETOUR, 1927

Sale Date: June 10, 1992

Auction Closed

MOTHER (MORSE 139) , 1906

John French Sloan

MOTHER (MORSE 139) , 1906

Sale Date: May 21, 1992

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THE COAST OF MAINE WITH FISHING BOATS

Attributed to John French Sloan

THE COAST OF MAINE WITH FISHING BOATS

Sale Date: May 18, 1992

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JAMES B. MOORE, ESQ; AND MOTHER (2..., 1905

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JAMES B. MOORE, ESQ; AND MOTHER (2..., 1905

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

MEMORY, 1906

John French Sloan

MEMORY, 1906

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

GIRL AND BEGGAR, 1910

John French Sloan

GIRL AND BEGGAR, 1910

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

THE SHOW CASE; AND JEWELRY STORE WINDOW, 1905

John French Sloan

THE SHOW CASE; AND JEWELRY STORE WINDOW, 1905

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

TURNING OUT THE LIGHT, 1905

John French Sloan

TURNING OUT THE LIGHT, 1905

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

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ROOFS, SUMMER NIGHT; AND WOMAN AND CHILD ON..., 1906

John French Sloan

ROOFS, SUMMER NIGHT; AND WOMAN AND CHILD ON..., 1906

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

THE SERENADE; CALF LOVE; AND NEW YEAR'S EVE..., 1912

John French Sloan

THE SERENADE; CALF LOVE; AND NEW YEAR'S EVE..., 1912

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

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