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John Sloan
American, 1871 - 1951

Chinese Restaurant, 1909
American Painting
Oil on canvas
26 in. x 32 1/4 in. (66.04 cm x 81.92 cm), without frame

Marion Stratton Gould Fund,  51.12

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John Sloan’s interest in the working class was not only aesthetic, it was also political.  By 1909, Sloan was an active member of the Socialist party and used his art to shine a light on the equally noble and interesting lives of the lower classes.  Marrying style to subject, Sloan’s loose brushwork and dark colors epitomize the Ashcan style.

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