Guaranteed authentic coveted Early American Artist John Sloan 1871 – 1951.
(adapted from appraisal): Oil on board.
Signed lower left, signed and inscribed on rear Nude Asleep on Couch ’43/J.S. Special Price $135 No. 4040
Biography (adapted from artprice.com) One of the ‘black gang’ in Phila. with Henri, Luks, Shinn and Glackens (all of whom were working as artist-reporters). By 1904 all five were in NYC and by 1908 they formed “The Eight” later known as “Ashcan School.” Sloan painted his first urban scene on his own observations of the city streets, a method he practiced and advocated throughout his career.
Provenance: Steve Miller Early American Art Dealer NYC author of The Art of the Weathervane.
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PAINTING MEASURES:
16 X 20 inches