Medusa Beer Truck

1908

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

This is a drawing of a horse-drawn beer wagon on a city street. The wagon is filled with wooden barrels. A horse is hitched to the wagon and standing in front of a street lamp and buildings. The background includes a café and beer signage. The lower foreground shows a couple of barrels that have been offloaded. The drawing features intricate lines and shading to depict textures of the horse's mane, wooden barrels, and street establishments.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite, black crayon, brush and black and gray ink with gray wash on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection, Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.4 x 55.3 cm (11 9/16 x 21 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.2.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 90.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: John Sloan '08; lower right in brown ink on affixed label: Illustration for / The New York Saloon / John Sloan / Apr.25, 08.; on verso: 4/13/8 AM.

Wikidata ID

Q64584154

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