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)
Mother, 1906–1906

John French Sloan

Mother, 1906–1906

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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COMBING HER HAIR, 1913–1913

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COMBING HER HAIR, 1913–1913

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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GIRL IN KIMONO, 1913–1913

John French Sloan

GIRL IN KIMONO, 1913–1913

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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LOST IN THOUGHT

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LOST IN THOUGHT

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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RENDEZVOUS (MISS AGNA ENTERS), 1903–1903

John French Sloan

RENDEZVOUS (MISS AGNA ENTERS), 1903–1903

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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THE LAFAYETTE, 1928–1928

John French Sloan

THE LAFAYETTE, 1928–1928

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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ISADORA DUNCAN, 1915–1915

John French Sloan

ISADORA DUNCAN, 1915–1915

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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A THIRST FOR ART, 1939–1939

John French Sloan

A THIRST FOR ART, 1939–1939

Sale Date: December 6, 1990

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COUPLE STROLLING, THE PALM READER, SEATED...

John French Sloan

COUPLE STROLLING, THE PALM READER, SEATED...

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

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KRAUSHAAR'S (M 229), 1927–1927

John French Sloan

KRAUSHAAR'S (M 229), 1927–1927

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

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CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS (MORSE 248), 1931–1931

John French Sloan

CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS (MORSE 248), 1931–1931

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

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CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS (MORSE 248), 1931–1931

John French Sloan

CROUCHED NUDE AND PRESS (MORSE 248), 1931–1931

Sale Date: December 1, 1990

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HUMORESQUE, 1915–1915

John French Sloan

HUMORESQUE, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1908–1908

John French Sloan

Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1908–1908

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

CONNOISSEURS OF PRINTS, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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SUBWAY STAIRS, 1926–1926

John French Sloan

SUBWAY STAIRS, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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ROBERT HENRI, 1931–1931

John French Sloan

ROBERT HENRI, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

John French Sloan

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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SNOWSTORM IN THE VILLAGE, 1925–1925

John French Sloan

SNOWSTORM IN THE VILLAGE, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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FIFTH AVENUE 1909, 1941–1941

John French Sloan

FIFTH AVENUE 1909, 1941–1941

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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TURNING OUT THE LIGHT, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

TURNING OUT THE LIGHT, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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WRESTLERS, SANTA FE, 1932

John French Sloan

WRESTLERS, SANTA FE, 1932

Sale Date: September 26, 1990

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Summer landscape, 1908

John French Sloan

Summer landscape, 1908

Sale Date: September 26, 1990

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HELPING HAND AND MAN AT THE PHONE, 1908–1908

John French Sloan

HELPING HAND AND MAN AT THE PHONE, 1908–1908

Sale Date: September 25, 1990

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