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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Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 3, 1988

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Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

John French Sloan

Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 3, 1988

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Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

John French Sloan

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 3, 1988

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Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1890–1890

John French Sloan

Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1890–1890

Sale Date: November 3, 1988

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The picture buyer, 1911–1911

John French Sloan

The picture buyer, 1911–1911

Sale Date: November 3, 1988

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Road barnyard, 1907–1907

John French Sloan

Road barnyard, 1907–1907

Sale Date: September 23, 1988

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Landscape with two figures

John French Sloan

Landscape with two figures

Sale Date: June 24, 1988

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Nude with pink note, 1935

John French Sloan

Nude with pink note, 1935

Sale Date: June 24, 1988

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Dolly seated on a harp chair, 1889–1889

John French Sloan

Dolly seated on a harp chair, 1889–1889

Sale Date: May 25, 1988

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Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

John French Sloan

Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

John French Sloan

Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village, 1923–1923

Sale Date: May 13, 1988

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A thirst for art, 1939–1939

John French Sloan

A thirst for art, 1939–1939

Sale Date: May 10, 1988

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Salesmanship, 1930–1930

John French Sloan

Salesmanship, 1930–1930

Sale Date: May 10, 1988

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The wake on the ferry, 1949–1949

John French Sloan

The wake on the ferry, 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 10, 1988

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Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

John French Sloan

Anshutz on anatomy, 1912–1912

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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Bonfire, 1920–1920

John French Sloan

Bonfire, 1920–1920

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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Shine, Washington Square, 1923–1923

John French Sloan

Shine, Washington Square, 1923–1923

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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The woman's page, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

The woman's page, 1905–1905

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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Costume ball poster, 1933–1933

John French Sloan

Costume ball poster, 1933–1933

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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The show case, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

The show case, 1905–1905

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1908–1908

John French Sloan

Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum, 1908–1908

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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The picture buyer, 1911–1911

John French Sloan

The picture buyer, 1911–1911

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

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Hell hole, 1917–1917

John French Sloan

Hell hole, 1917–1917

Sale Date: January 22, 1988

Auction Closed

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