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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Roofs, summer night, 1906–1906

John French Sloan

Roofs, summer night, 1906–1906

Sale Date: February 26, 1987

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Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

Connoisseurs of prints, 1905–1905

Sale Date: February 26, 1987

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Jewelry store window, 1906–1906

John French Sloan

Jewelry store window, 1906–1906

Sale Date: February 26, 1987

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Up in the line, Miss?, 1930–1930

John French Sloan

Up in the line, Miss?, 1930–1930

Sale Date: February 26, 1987

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Young woman in black and white (Mary..., 1902–1902

John French Sloan

Young woman in black and white (Mary..., 1902–1902

Sale Date: December 5, 1986

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Bandits Cave, 1920–1920

John French Sloan

Bandits Cave, 1920–1920

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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The wake on the ferry, 1949–1949

John French Sloan

The wake on the ferry, 1949–1949

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Woman and child on the roof, 1914–1914

John French Sloan

Woman and child on the roof, 1914–1914

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Calf love, 1916–1916

John French Sloan

Calf love, 1916–1916

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Robert Henri, 1902–1902

John French Sloan

Robert Henri, 1902–1902

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Sculpture in Washington Square, 1925–1925

John French Sloan

Sculpture in Washington Square, 1925–1925

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Growing up in Greenwich Village, 1916–1916

John French Sloan

Growing up in Greenwich Village, 1916–1916

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Nude on hearth, 1933–1933

John French Sloan

Nude on hearth, 1933–1933

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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The picture buyer, 1911–1911

John French Sloan

The picture buyer, 1911–1911

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Little bride, 1906–1906

John French Sloan

Little bride, 1906–1906

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Twenty-fifth anniversary, 1926–1926

John French Sloan

Twenty-fifth anniversary, 1926–1926

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Knees and aborigines, 1927–1927

John French Sloan

Knees and aborigines, 1927–1927

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Nude reading, 1928–1928

John French Sloan

Nude reading, 1928–1928

Sale Date: September 17, 1986

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Model seated on pale green pillow

John French Sloan

Model seated on pale green pillow

Sale Date: May 30, 1986

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Nude sketch

John French Sloan

Nude sketch

Sale Date: May 30, 1986

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Shine, Washington Square, 1923–1923

John French Sloan

Shine, Washington Square, 1923–1923

Sale Date: March 5, 1986

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A thirst for art, 1939–1939

John French Sloan

A thirst for art, 1939–1939

Sale Date: March 5, 1986

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Snowstorm in the village, 1925–1925

John French Sloan

Snowstorm in the village, 1925–1925

Sale Date: March 5, 1986

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The show case, 1905–1905

John French Sloan

The show case, 1905–1905

Sale Date: March 5, 1986

Auction Closed

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