id: 134696
accession number: 1957.213
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.213
updated: 2021-07-21 09:00:36.189000
Rainy Night, c. 1910. John Sloan (American, 1871-1951). Monotype; platemark: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); sheet: 21.5 x 14.6 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams 1957.213 © Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: Rainy Night
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creation date: c. 1910
creation date earliest: 1905
creation date latest: 1915
current location: 101A Prints & Drawings
creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams
copyright: © Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: monotype
department: Prints
collection: PR - Monotype
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: not in Morse
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CREATORS
* John Sloan (American, 1871-1951) - artist
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measurements: Platemark: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 21.5 x 14.6 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Monotypes
opening date: 1981-03-03T05:00:00
Monotypes. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 3-July 5, 1981).
title: America Draws
opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00
America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 1991-04-02T04:00:00
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: Monotypes: Painterly Prints
opening date: 2015-05-31T00:00:00
Monotypes: Painterly Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 31-October 11, 2015).
title: Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940
opening date: 2021-07-18T04:00:00
Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 18-December 26, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
This image is a monotype, which is a unique image made from a printing plate.
digital description:
For John Sloan, the city streets of New York City were like a continuous performance, full of impromptu sights and sounds. Here, he captured the sensory experience of a slick sidewalk on a rainy night as two women walk arm and arm with brownstones to their left. Sloan’s diary records the night that this work may have been made, in April 1907, when, as he wrote, his teacher and friend Robert Henri “came to dinner in the evening and we had a little monotype fun with the etching press.” Sloan’s manipulation of the burgundy ink conveys a translucent, reflective effect.
wall description:
For John Sloan, the city streets of New York City were like a continuous performance, full of impromptu sights and sounds. Here, he captured the sensory experience of a slick sidewalk on a rainy night as two women walk arm and arm with brownstones to their left. Sloan’s diary records the night that this work may have been made, in April 1907, when, as he wrote, his teacher and friend Robert Henri “came to dinner in the evening and we had a little monotype fun with the etching press.” Sloan’s manipulation of the burgundy ink conveys a translucent, reflective effect.
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