Turning Out the Light

1905

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

Charles S. White

Printer, American, 1877 - 1955

The image shows two people inside a dimly lit bedroom. One person is sitting up on a bed with their head resting on a hand. The other person, a woman with short dark hair, is also seated on the bed, facing to the side. She is holding a candleholder with an unlit candle, with her back partially turned towards the viewer. The bed is made of metal with bars, and the bedding appears rumpled and soft. Behind the woman, a curtain is faintly outlined.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 x 17.4 cm (4 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 x 28.7 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morse 1969, no. 134, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased August 5, 1971; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Morse, Peter. John Sloan's Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings, Lithographs, and Posters. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1969, p. 143-144, no. 134, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 100 proofs; lower center in graphite: Turning out the Light; lower right in graphite: John Sloan; lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: Chas. White imp. / 6/8/7 7/8; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 24

Markings

stamped RCK [collector's initials]

Wikidata ID

Q76346426

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