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John Sloan
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- John Sloan
- Gloucester Towers
- signed John Sloan (lower left); titled Gloucester Towers on the tacking edge; also titled Gloucester Towers twice on the stretcher
- oil on canvas
- 15 7/8 by 19 7/8 inches
- (40.3 by 50.8 cm)
- Painted in 1918.
Provenance
Private collection, New York, circa 1940
Private collection, Philadelphia (by descent; sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 2005, lot 38, illustrated)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection, Philadelphia (by descent; sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 2005, lot 38, illustrated)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Hotel Majestic, First Annual Independent Exhibition of the Work of American Painters, December 1918
Literature
Art News, December 1918
Rowland Elzea, John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné, Cranbury, New Jersey, 1991, vol. 1, no. 607, p. 221
Rowland Elzea, John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné, Cranbury, New Jersey, 1991, vol. 1, no. 607, p. 221
Condition
This work is in good condition. The canvas is unlined. There is craquelure throughout that is most visible in the dark blue pigments. There are stretcher bar marks at the edges. Under UV: the artist's pigments fluoresce unevenly. There appear to be some scattered dots of inpainting primarily in the rooftops at center and along the bottom stretcher bar mark.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.