Night, Washington Square, Philadelphia

© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publica…
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.
Night, Washington Square, Philadelphia
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.

Night, Washington Square, Philadelphia

Datec. 1898
Artist (American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/2 × 25 5/8 in. (54.6 × 65.1 cm)
frame: 25 3/4 × 29 3/4 in. (65.4 × 75.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-23
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextOne of Sloan's earliest city scenes, this painting takes Philadelphia's Washington Square as its setting. Sloan's studio at 806 Walnut Street was about a block from the park. The neighborhood was becoming the destination for young artists in search of studio space.




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