Live Auction 2142Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
John Sloan (1871-1951)
Lot 16 Property from the Estate of Helen Farr Sloan/John Sloan Trust, Sold to Benefit the Delaware Art Museum

John Sloan (1871-1951)

Frog Pond, Gloucester

Closed5 March 2009

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USD 27,500

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John Sloan (1871-1951)
Frog Pond, Gloucester
signed 'John Sloan' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19¾ x 24 in. 50.2 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1915.

The artist.
Helen Farr Sloan, wife of the artist.
Estate of the above.
John Sloan Trust.
By bequest to the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

John Sloan wrote of the present work, "What we called the moors lying between bay and ocean were rich in material. This fresh water pond was an inspiration for lush color and light" (J. Sloan, Gist of Art, New York, 1939, p. 242). He was also quoted as having said of this work, "Frog Pond shows the Van Gogh 'influence,' in its paint-drawing." (J. Sloan, Notes, [unpublished, recorded by Helen Farr Sloan], Wilmington, Delaware, p. 242)