180: JOHN F. SLOAN (1871-1951) PENCIL SIGNED ETCHING

John French Sloan (1871-1951)
Swinging in the Square (1912)
The drypoint etching published in an edition of 100 prints (75 printed) on hand made cream wove paper is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and again in the plate near the date of 1912.

This lively scene in Stuyvesant Square, also now known as Tompkins Square Park in New York City captures everyday life common in the urban setting, a hallmark of the Ashcan School, a loosely knit group of artists based in New York City of which Sloan was a prominent member. They are known for making fine art from the previously ignored subjects of everyday working class people and life in early 20th century New York city, albeit gritty in nature at times. They nonetheless made the scenes poignant and beautiful.


The image is held in several notable collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Image measures 4 x 5.25, sheet is 5 x 6.25, and frame is 9.5 x 10.5 inches.
Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet with deckle edges, not laid down, professionally stabilized tear right margin, no stain, punctures, tears or repair.
$1,000 - $2,000