Study for "The City from Greenwich Village," III

c. 1922

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

The image features an urban setting depicted from a bird's-eye view. A tall building is off-center to the right, detailed with architectural elements like windows and cornices. The cityscape includes various buildings, with obscured horizons and elevated train tracks curving through the lower left portion. The monochrome color palette consists of soft ochre tones, enhancing the linear details of the structures, with precise brushstrokes capturing the complexity of the scene. Distant birds are seen in the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red colored pencil with touches of graphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helen Farr Sloan

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 23.9 x 31.7 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.22.3


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. 134, repro.

2007

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

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower left in red: JS#S-293 (A)

Wikidata ID

Q64584150

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