Ashcan school

Ashcan School artists and friends at John French Sloan's Philadelphia Studio in 1898 I first discovered paintings by artists of the New York “Ashcan School” soon after leaving art school in the late 60’s and living for a while in New York, and have been a fan of the work ever since. I thought I’d take a fairly comprehensive look at the work of the Ashcan artists on this blog, but my research has so far run to about forty postings, which for many could become a little tedious for anyone that…

Known for its gritty urban subject matter, dark palette, and gestural brushwork, the Ashcan School set the ground for the New York avant-garde.

The Ashcan School were a group of painters who pioneered one of the first art movements to originate in America. These 6 facts and artworks can help you understand them.

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By 1903, the theater and thriving vaudeville houses that drew crowds from every social class had become Everett Shinn’s primary subject. Typical of much of Shinn's work, Revue shows a fragmentary glimpse of the theater from which the whole scene can be imagined. Shinn uses broad, loose brushstrokes to reveal a dancer, her face warmly bathed by the footlights, exposing her ankle in mid-curtsy. His brushwork picks out the dainty ruffles and elaborate textures of the dancer’s dress, while at…

John French Sloan (1871 - 1951) artinconnu.blogspot.com/2010/07/john-french-sloan-1871-19...

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Wet Night on the Bowery, John Sloan 1911

Known for its gritty urban subject matter, dark palette, and gestural brushwork, the Ashcan School set the ground for the New York avant-garde.