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John Sloan
American, 1871–1951
Sloan’s practice as an illustrator inevitably influenced the way he approached his painted works. He was interested first and foremost in people, their interactions, environments, and personalities. "Grand Central Station" is a classic Sloan city scene. After the Armory Show in 1913, the artist abandoned his dark palette and began avoiding the use of traditional chiaroscuro for modeling. He chose instead to use gradations of color to define form. This change is reflected here in the carefully graduated tones of brown and yellow that model the station's interior. Shapes built up in one prevailing color (the brick piers, for example) are accented with touches of bright, clear color in the same hue. In choosing a viewpoint that looks down into the station, Sloan emphasized its monumental grandeur; its architectural scale suggests a type of secular cathedral.
American Paintings from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, cat. no. 53, p. 138.
American, 1871–1951
Grand Central Station
1924
Object Type:
Painting
Creation Place:
North America, American, New York
Dimensions:
30 in. x 36 in. (76.2 cm x 91.44 cm)
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Accession Number:
1989.0002.0040
Credit Line:
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, The Blount Collection
Currently On View
Copyright:
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Sloan’s practice as an illustrator inevitably influenced the way he approached his painted works. He was interested first and foremost in people, their interactions, environments, and personalities. "Grand Central Station" is a classic Sloan city scene. After the Armory Show in 1913, the artist abandoned his dark palette and began avoiding the use of traditional chiaroscuro for modeling. He chose instead to use gradations of color to define form. This change is reflected here in the carefully graduated tones of brown and yellow that model the station's interior. Shapes built up in one prevailing color (the brick piers, for example) are accented with touches of bright, clear color in the same hue. In choosing a viewpoint that looks down into the station, Sloan emphasized its monumental grandeur; its architectural scale suggests a type of secular cathedral.
American Paintings from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, cat. no. 53, p. 138.
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