The New-York Historical Society, in New York City, will host this traveling exhibition of work by famed Ashcan School artists.
Life’s Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists’ Brush With Leisure, 1895–1925
Through February 10
New-York Historical Society
New York, New York
(212) 873-3400
The New-York Historical Society, in New York City, will host this traveling exhibition of work by famed Ashcan School artists. Featuring paintings by George Bellows, Robert Henri, William Glackens, and John Sloan, the work presented depicts New Yorkers at play during the early 1900s. The show will also include an array of prints, photographs, and ephemera from the society’s extensive archives, which complement the artwork depicting this era.
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Central Park, Winter
by William Glackens, ca. 1905, oil, 25 x 30. Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. |
Chez Mouquin
by William Glackens, 1905, oil, 48½ x 39. Collection The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. |
McSorley’s Bar
by John Sloan, 1912, oil, 26 x 32. Collection Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. |