Sketch of Woman and Dog
Datec. 1910
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumConté on paper mounted on paper, sanguine
Dimensionssheet: 6 3/4 x 8 9/16 in. (17.2 x 21.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-732
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThroughout his career, Sloan made drawings of sexual encounters—some ribald and others earnest. The caption of this one references the debate about vivisection—or experimentation on animals for medical research—a hot topic in the United States at the turn of the century. Perhaps more surprising, Sloan kept his sexual drawings, and his widow did as well, eventually donating them to the Museum with thousands of other works.
