Study for "The City from Greenwich Village," II

c. 1922

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

The image shows an urban scene from a slightly elevated perspective. A tall, slender building is at the center, resembling the Flatiron shape. Other buildings and structures are visible in the distance, along with water towers. The sketch features rough pencil strokes with vertical and diagonal orientations. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of charcoal gray on beige-tinted paper. Closest to the viewer, there is a rail or walkway structure with small figures and vehicles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helen Farr Sloan

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.6 x 25.3 cm (9 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.22.2

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. 133, repro.

2007

  • Seeing the City: Sloan's New York, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, 2007 - 2009, unnumbered catalogue.

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: 71, fig. 54.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right in red: JS#S-290

Wikidata ID

Q64584149

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