His illustration work inflected his paintings, helping to shape his technique. JOHN FRENCH SLOAN started his career as an illustrator. Between 1892 and 1915, illustration was his primary means of supp

If you’re familiar with John Sloan’s Lower Manhattan paintings and illustrations from the first half of the 20th century, then you’ve probably noticed a running theme among them: …

John French Sloan (1871-1951) è stato un pittore e incisore e uno dei fondatori della scuola d'arte americana Ashcan. È noto soprattutto per le sue..

Sloan was central to the Ashcan School's formation, and his paintings reflected the social concerns of the time.

John French Sloan - Evening, Rocky Neck 1916

John French Sloan (1871 – 1951) was an American artist. As a member of The Eight, he became a leading figure in the Ashcan School of realist artists. He was known for his urban genre painting and ability to capture the essence of neighbourhood life in New York City, often through his window. Sloan has been called "the premier artist of the Ashcan School who painted the inexhaustible energy and life of New York City during the first decades of the twentieth century", and an "early twentieth-century realist painter who embraced the principles of socialism and placed his artistic talents at the service of those beliefs." For biographical notes on Sloan see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 2 also. This is part 3 of a 5-part post on the works of John Sloan: 1913 Rosette oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1913 Spring Planting, Greenwich Village oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1913 The New Blue Dress oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm 1913-15 The Effect is Spoiled charcoal and watercolour on paper 35.6 x 26.7 cm c1913 Woman with Hand to Chin etching 16 x 8 cm 1914 After the War a Medal and Maybe a Job charcoal and crayon 1914 Backyards, Greenwich Village oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1914 Cover of June issue of The Masses 1914 Dunes at Annisquam oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1914 Girls Running etching 18.6 x 9.5 cm 1914 Grassy Dunes, Gloucester oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1914 Love on the Roof etching 26.4 x 19.1 cm 1914 Seated Woman black chalk on paper 32.4 x 24.1 cm c1914-18 Gloucester Landscape oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm c1914-18 Sally and Paul, Reds and Greens oil on canvas 51.1 x 61.6 cm c1914 Gloucester Inlet oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1915 A Gloucester Day oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1915 Greetings etching 21.7 x 12.1 cm 1915 Humouresque oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1915 Isadora Duncan etching twenty-ninth state 22.9 x 19.1 cm 1915 Pink and Blue oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm 1915 Poster and cover of The Echo black and red ink, relief linocut 1915 Sun and Wind on the Roof oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm 1915 Tittering Girls oil on canvas 51.3 x 61.9 cm 1915 Wonson's Rocks and Ten Pound Island oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1915 Yellow Rock, Gloucester oil on canvas 50.5 x 61 cm c1915 The Jitney oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Child and Thistle in Sun oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Deep Blue Sea oil on canvas 1916 Dogtown Common oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Evening, Rocky Neck oil on canvas 66 x81 cm 1916 Fishing Port, Gloucester oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Foggy Bank, Rocky Neck oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Gladys Carter 50.8 x 61 cm 1916 Gloucester Harbour oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1916 Growing up in Greenwich Village etching 16 x 8 cm 1916 Helen Taylor Sketching oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1916 Our Red Cottage, Gloucester oil on canvas 40.6 x 50.8 cm 1916 Quaker Nell ( Helen M. Taylor ) oil on canvas 61 x 50.8 cm c1916 Lookout, Green and Orange Cliffs oil on canvas 56.5 x 68.6 cm 1917 Gloucester Trolley 1917 Main Street, Gloucester oil on canvas 66 x 82 cm 1917 My Wife in Blue oil on canvas 114.3 x 91.4 cm

Lookout, Green and Orange Cliffs John Sloan - circa 1916

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John French Sloan (1871 – 1951) was an American artist. As a member of The Eight, he became a leading figure in the Ashcan School of realist artists. He was known for his urban genre painting and ability to capture the essence of neighbourhood life in New York City, often through his window. Sloan has been called "the premier artist of the Ashcan School who painted the inexhaustible energy and life of New York City during the first decades of the twentieth century", and an "early twentieth-century realist painter who embraced the principles of socialism and placed his artistic talents at the service of those beliefs." For biographical notes and earlier works see part 1. This is part 2 of a 5-part post on the works of John Sloan: 1907 Hairdresser's Window oil on canvas 81 x 66 cm 1907 Movies, Five Cents oil on canvas 59.7 x 80 cm 1907 The Cot oil on canvas 92 x 76.2 cm 1907 The Haymarket oil on canvas 66.7 x 81.6 cm 1907 The Wake of the Ferry oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1971 Issued 8 Cent United States Postage Stamp 1907 The Wake of the Ferry oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1907 Throbbing Fountain in Madison Square 1907-8 Picture Shop Window c1907-8 South Beach Bathers oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm 1908 Country Road oil on canvas 22.9 x 28.6 cm 1908 Fishing for Lafayettes oil on linen 21.6 x 26.7 cm 1908 Our Home in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania oil on canvas 33 x 40.6 cm 1908 Sixth Avenue and Thirtieth Street lithograph 48.5 x 40.1 cm c1908-10 Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum etching 19 x 23 cm c1908 Family monotype in sepia ink 1909 Chinese Restaurant oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1909 Clown Making Up oil on canvas 81 x 66 cm 1909 Spanish Girl ( Fur Hat, Red Coat ) oil on canvas 81.3 x 66 cm 1909 Three a.m. oil on canvas 81.3 x 66.7 cm 1909 Yolande in Grey Tippet oil on canvas 81.3 x 66 cm 1909 Fifth Avenue etching 31.3 x 23.7 cm c1909-11 Fifth Avenue, New York oil on canvas 81 x 66 cm 1910 Night Windows etching 13.3 x 17.8 cm 1910 Pigeons oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm 1910 Expecting a Turkey from Uncle etching 19.2 x 13.3 cm 1910-11 Scrubwoman, Astor Library oil on canvas 81.3 x 66 cm c1910-14 Yeats at Petepas' oil on canvas 67 x 81.9 cm 1911 Grey Day, Jersey Coast oil on canvas 55.9 x 66.7 cm 1911 Isadora Duncan oil on canvas 81.9 x 66.7 cm 1912 A Window on the Street oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1912 A Woman's Work oil on canvas 80.3 x 65.4 cm 1912 Carmine Theater oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm 1912 McSorley's Back Room oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm 1912 McSorley's Bar oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1912 Rainbow, New York City oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm 1912 Renganeschi's Saturday Night oil on canvas 66.7 x 81.3 cm 1912 Six O'Clock, Winter oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm 1912 Spring Rain, New York oil on canvas 1912 Spring, Grammercy Park oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm 1912 Sunday Afternoon in Union Square oil on canvas 66.7 x 81.9 cm 1912 Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair oil on canvas 66 x 81.3 cm 1912 The Serenade etching 20.5 x 14.4 cm 1913 Carol with Red Curls oil on canvas 61 x 50.8 cm 1913 Rain, Rooftops, West 4th Street oil on canvas 51 x 61 cm

John French Sloan (1871 – 1951) was an American artist. As a member of The Eight, he became a leading figure in the Ashcan School of realist artists. He was known for his urban genre painting and ability to capture the essence of neighbourhood life in New York City, often through his window. Sloan has been called "the premier artist of the Ashcan School who painted the inexhaustible energy and life of New York City during the first decades of the twentieth century", and an "early twentieth-century realist painter who embraced the principles of socialism and placed his artistic talents at the service of those beliefs." For biographical notes on Sloan see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 4 also. This is part 5 of a 5-part post on the works of John Sloan: 1929 Antique à la Française etching 12.8 x 10.1 cm 1929 Blond Nude and Flowers oil on canvas 1929 Dolly etching 11.1 x 7.6 cm 1929 Looking in Mirror pencil, pastel and wash 21.3 x 17.5 cm 1929 Nude, Four Senses oil 1929 Seven Toed Pete etching 17.7 x 12.8 cm c1929-45 McSorley's Saturday Night oil on canvas 77 x 92 cm 1930 Juanita tempera on panel 81.3 x 66 cm 1930 Nude on Stairs etching 25.4 x 20.3 cm 1930 Pavanna etching 12.7 x 10.1 cm 1931 Crouching Nude and Press etching fourth state 17.8 x 14 cm 1931 Nude and Etching Press etching 12.7 x 10.1 cm 1931 Nude in Shadow etching 12.7 x 10.2 cm 1931 Nude on Draped Couch etching third state 17.7 x 14 cm 1931 Nude on Posing Stand etching and aquatint third state 17.7 x 14 cm 1931 Nude with Furniture etching third state 12.7 x 10.2 cm 1931 Robert Henri, Painter etching 35 x 28 cm 1932 Nude and Windsor Chair oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cm 1933 Costume Ball Poster linocut 48.3 x 31.7 cm 1933 Nude, Terra Cotta tempera on panel 61 x 50.8 cm 1933 Standing Nude etching and engraving 32.2 x 13.9 cm c1935 14th Street at 6th Avenue oil on wood 1936 Sleeping Nude on Lavender oil on board 55.9 x 61 cm 1937 Hombres in the Sun etching 15.2 x 10.2 cm 1937 Of Human Bondage, Chapter 109 etching first state of two 15.2 x 10.1 cm 1937 Of Human Bondage, Chapter 49 etching 15.2 x 10.1 cm 1937 Of Human Bondage, Chapter 87 etching second state 15.2 x 10.1 cm 1937 Winnowing Wheat etching third state 15.2 x 10.1 cm 1938 Green and Red crayon 24.1 x 35.5 cm 1939 The Shell of Hell! etching and mezzotint 13 x 10 cm 1940-42 Jeanne Dubinsky tempera on panel 76.2 x 61 cm 1942 Girl, Back to the Piano tempera 1943 Fall, Santa Fe, River oil glaze over tempera 53.3 x 39.4 cm 1946 Gateway to Cerillos tempera and oil on panel 45.7 x 64.8 cm 1946 Wonderful Havanas pen and ink 26.4 x 18.4 cm 1948-49 Monument in the Plaza, New York tempera 1948-49 Santa Fe Siesta tempera 1950 Helen in Green Suit tempera 1950 Nude with Red Hand Mirror tempera n.d. Self-Portrait ( Pipe and Brown Jacket ) tempera Sunbathers on the Roof Woman Brushing her Hair monotype printed in lavender ink n.d. crayon sketch

Best known for his sympathetic portrayal of urban life in New York in the early twentieth century, John Sloan began spending four months every summer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, starting in 1919.

John French Sloan was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the son of an amateur artist and occasional businessman. In 1876 he moved with his family to Philadelphia and in 1884 enrolled in Central High School, where William Glackens (American, 1870-1938) and Albert Coombs Barnes were among his classmates.