Study for "The City from Greenwich Village," I

c. 1922

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

The image features an elevated view of an urban landscape. Buildings of various sizes are clustered together, with a tall, narrow building to the right. The sketch is done in pencil on beige paper, using loose strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray. Light sketch lines indicate an overcast sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helen Farr Sloan

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 20.3 x 25.2 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.22.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • John Sloan, 1871-1951, traveling exh. organized by National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 6 venues, 1971-1972, no. 132, repro.

2007

  • Seeing the City: Sloan's New York, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 20 Oct 2007 - 20 Jan 2008.

Bibliography

2007

  • Coyle, Heather Campbell. Seeing the City: Sloan's New York. (Exh. cat. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg; David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, 2007-2009). New Haven, c2007: 72, fig. 55.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower left in red: JS#S-291

Wikidata ID

Q64584148

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