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)
BONFIRE (M. 198)

John French Sloan

BONFIRE (M. 198)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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SUNBATHERS ON THE ROOF (M. 307)

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SUNBATHERS ON THE ROOF (M. 307)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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ROOFS, SUMMER NIGHT (M. 137)

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ROOFS, SUMMER NIGHT (M. 137)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS (M. 128)

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FIFTH AVENUE CRITICS (M. 128)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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ROBERT HENRI, PAINTER (M. 246)

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ROBERT HENRI, PAINTER (M. 246)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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BOB CAT WINS (M. 214)

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BOB CAT WINS (M. 214)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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NUDE AT BEDSIDE; NUDE STANDING ON STAIRWAY; AND

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NUDE AT BEDSIDE; NUDE STANDING ON STAIRWAY; AND

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSITY (M. 226)

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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSITY (M. 226)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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OF HUMAN BONDAGE, BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, NEW...

John French Sloan

OF HUMAN BONDAGE, BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, NEW...

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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THE WAKE ON THE FERRY (M. 313)

John French Sloan

THE WAKE ON THE FERRY (M. 313)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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NUDE AND NEWSPAPERS (M. 276)

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NUDE AND NEWSPAPERS (M. 276)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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THE WAKE ON THE FERRY (M. 313)

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THE WAKE ON THE FERRY (M. 313)

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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Boys swimming, Santa Fe

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Boys swimming, Santa Fe

Sale Date: December 1, 1989

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ROCKS AND WEEDS, GLOUCESTER, 1914–1914

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ROCKS AND WEEDS, GLOUCESTER, 1914–1914

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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FALL OF THE VILLAGE BASTILLE, 1929–1929

John French Sloan

FALL OF THE VILLAGE BASTILLE, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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SALLY WITH CLOVER, 1915–1915

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SALLY WITH CLOVER, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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TWO LITTLE GIRLS, 1916–1916

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TWO LITTLE GIRLS, 1916–1916

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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HOTEL DANCE, SANTA FE, 1919–1919

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HOTEL DANCE, SANTA FE, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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PASSING THROUGH GLOUCESTER, 1917–1917

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PASSING THROUGH GLOUCESTER, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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Fifth Avenue 1909, 1941

John French Sloan

Fifth Avenue 1909, 1941

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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Anschutz on anatomy, 1912

John French Sloan

Anschutz on anatomy, 1912

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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Snowstorm in the village, 1925

John French Sloan

Snowstorm in the village, 1925

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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McSorley's backroom, 1916

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McSorley's backroom, 1916

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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Fifth Avenue critics, 1905

John French Sloan

Fifth Avenue critics, 1905

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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