Helen at the Easel
Date1947, 1950
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Subject
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumCasein tempera underpaint; oil-varnish glaze on panel (some Shiva Ponsol colors used)
Dimensions23 15/16 × 20 in. (60.8 × 50.8 cm)
frame: 29 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (74.3 × 64.1 cm)
frame: 29 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (74.3 × 64.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the John Sloan Trust, 2006
Object number2006-62
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextBeginning in 1929, Sloan adopted what he called "linework," marking his canvasses with colored lines to increase the solidity of form and the sensation of light and shade. Sloan particularly used this method on nudes and portraits, like this depiction of his second wife, Helen Farr Sloan.
