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Did John Sloan paint ordinary people?

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Did John Sloan paint ordinary people?
Yes, American artist John Sloan painted and etched many depictions of ordinary life, particularly in New York. He is considered a major figure in the so-called “Ashcan School” of art, although Sloan himself disliked the term. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of expertly-vetted John Sloan pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers.
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original etching
By John Sloan
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by John Sloan to illustrate the Somerset Maugham classic "Of Human Bondage" and published in 1938 in a limited edition of 1500 by the Yale Universi...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

original etching
By John Sloan
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by John Sloan to illustrate the Somerset Maugham classic "Of Human Bondage" and published in 1938 in a limited edition of 1500 by the Yale Universi...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

BARBER SHOP
By John Sloan
Located in Portland, ME
Sloan, John. BARBER SHOP. Etching and aquatint, 1915, (Morse 173), 3rd (final) state, Only 35 were printed, by Sloan. Signed in pancil, lower right. 10 x 12 inches (256 x 308 mm (pl...
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1910s Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

"Love on the Roof" American Realist Etching
By John Sloan
Located in Austin, TX
By John Sloan American Realist From the early 20th century Ashcan School which focused on capturing day to day life in New York City during that period. Image size: 5.75" x 4.25" Et...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

original etching
By John Sloan
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by John Sloan to illustrate the Somerset Maugham classic "Of Human Bondage" and published in 1938 in a limited edition of 1500 by the Yale Universi...
Category

1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

original etching
By John Sloan
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by John Sloan to illustrate the Somerset Maugham classic "Of Human Bondage" and published in 1938 in a limited edition of 1500 by the Yale Universi...
Category

1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

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