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)
PALISADES ON THE HUDSON AT COYTESVILLES, NEW , 1925

John French Sloan

PALISADES ON THE HUDSON AT COYTESVILLES, NEW , 1925

Sale Date: April 2, 1992

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NUDE AT DRESSING TABLE, 1933

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NUDE AT DRESSING TABLE, 1933

Sale Date: March 16, 1992

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KRAUSHAAR'S, 1926

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KRAUSHAAR'S, 1926

Sale Date: March 14, 1992

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Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

John French Sloan

Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sale Date: March 12, 1992

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PORTRAIT OF STUART DAVIS, 1913

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PORTRAIT OF STUART DAVIS, 1913

Sale Date: March 11, 1992

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THE 'MOVEY' TROUPE, 1920

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THE 'MOVEY' TROUPE, 1920

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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BETTER MOUSE TRAPS, 1937

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BETTER MOUSE TRAPS, 1937

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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1928 - ODALISQUEOR ANGNA ENTERS

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1928 - ODALISQUEOR ANGNA ENTERS

Sale Date: February 21, 1992

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FASHIONS OF THE PAST; NUDE ON STAIRS..., 1926–1930

John French Sloan

FASHIONS OF THE PAST; NUDE ON STAIRS..., 1926–1930

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS (MORSE 127), 1905

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS (MORSE 127), 1905

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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MAN, WIFE, AND CHILD (MORSE 135), 1905

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MAN, WIFE, AND CHILD (MORSE 135), 1905

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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NIGHT WINDOWS (MORSE 152), 1910

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NIGHT WINDOWS (MORSE 152), 1910

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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THE PICTURE BUYER (MORSE 153), 1911

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THE PICTURE BUYER (MORSE 153), 1911

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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EASTER EVE, WASHINGTON SQUARE (MORSE 222), 1926

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EASTER EVE, WASHINGTON SQUARE (MORSE 222), 1926

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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THE WOMAN'S PAGE (MORSE 132), 1905

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THE WOMAN'S PAGE (MORSE 132), 1905

Sale Date: February 14, 1992

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MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

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MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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ROBERT HENRI; AND KNEES AND ABORIGINEES, 1902–1927

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ROBERT HENRI; AND KNEES AND ABORIGINEES, 1902–1927

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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RETURN FROM TOIL; AND KRAUSHAAR'S, 1915–1926

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RETURN FROM TOIL; AND KRAUSHAAR'S, 1915–1926

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GIRLS SLIDING; AND GROWING UP IN..., 1915–1916

John French Sloan

GIRLS SLIDING; AND GROWING UP IN..., 1915–1916

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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GIRL IN KIMONO; AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE, 1913–1928

John French Sloan

GIRL IN KIMONO; AND FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE, 1913–1928

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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PINK AND BLUE

John French Sloan

PINK AND BLUE

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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NUDE GLANCING BACK

John French Sloan

NUDE GLANCING BACK

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

John French Sloan

MCSORLEY'S BACK ROOM, 1916

Sale Date: November 5, 1991

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UP THE LINE MISS? , 1930

John French Sloan

UP THE LINE MISS? , 1930

Sale Date: November 5, 1991

Auction Closed

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