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Turning Out the Light

John Sloan

Turning Out the Light

1905

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Turning Out the Light

John Sloan

Turning Out the Light

John Sloan

Turning Out the Light

1905

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 228 x 300 mm. (9 x 11 13/16 in.) Plate: 125 x 176 mm. (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series from the series "New York City Life"
Credit Line Purchase Fund
Object Number 1958.119
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1958; R.M. Light
Robert Flynn Johnson, BMA, "American Prints 1870-1950, 4 April - 2 June 1974, cat 27.

BMA, "Realism: Durer to the Present," 11 November - 15 February, 1975.

BMA, "Master Prints II: Daumier to Picasso," 25 October, 1983 - 15 January, 1984.

David Curry & Ann Shafer, BMA, "American Realism: Ashcan Artists," January 9-April 6, 2008.

Inscribed: lower left in plate: "John Slaon 1905"; lower left in graphite: "100 proofs"; lower center in graphite: "Turning out the Light"; lower right in graphite: "John Sloan"; by later hand, lower left in graphite: "16"

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John Sloan

American, 1871-1951

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GIRL AND BEGGAR
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Girl and Beggar
1910
VARIOUS NEWS. "THE RUE DE LA LUNE HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED WITH GAS LIGHT." CORRECTION: IN OUR LAST EDITION INSTEAD OF "THE MAYOR HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO TWINS" IT SHOULD READ: "HE HAS RETURNED INTO TOWN." WE ARE BEING INFORMED FROM DIJON: "THE LATEST FROST HAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE MUSTARD SEEDS; THIS WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE PRICE INCREASES FOR MOUTARDE DE DIJON." - WE INFORM OUR READERS OF A NEW KIND OF ACTIVITY: CUNNING SWINDLERS ARE
Honoré Daumier
Various news. "The Rue de la Lune has been illuminated with gas light." Correction: In our last edition instead of "The mayor has given birth to twins" it should read: "He has returned into town." We are being informed from Dijon: "The latest frost has completely destroyed the mustard seeds; this will most likely result in considerable price increases for Moutarde de Dijon." - We inform our readers of a new kind of activity: cunning swindlers are getting information about the addresses of regular patrons of coffee houses. While the clients are reading the newspapers, the thieves will pillage to their home.
1842
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Roofs, Summer Night
1906
"SOUTHWARD FLIGHT OF DUCK" SOUP PLATE
Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.
"Southward Flight of Duck" Soup Plate
Designed 1879-1880, in production 1880-1886
Girls Sliding
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Girls Sliding
1915
Girls Running
John Sloan
Girls Running
1914
ROBERT MACAIRE, SALESMAN IN BIBLES. - (BERTRAND): THE SUBSCRIBERS CLAIM THAT WE ARE SWINDLERS, THIEVES... I MEAN PURLOINERS, AND THEY ARE KICKING... ER, I MEAN, TURNING US OUT. - (ROBERT): WHAT EXPRESSIONS TO USE, YOU RASCAL... YOU MUST ADDRESS ME MORE DECENTLY OR I KICK... ER, I MEAN PUSH YOU OUT OF THE DOOR. IT'S YOU HIGHFALUTING MANNER, YOUR HIGH PITCHED TWADDLE, THAT RILES THE SUBSCRIBERS. STOP THAT! IF THEY THROW YOU OUT OF THE DOOR, GO BACK
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, salesman in Bibles. - (Bertrand): The subscribers claim that we are swindlers, thieves... I mean purloiners, and they are kicking... er, I mean, turning us out. - (Robert): What expressions to use, you rascal... you must address me more decently or I kick... er, I mean push you out of the door. It's you highfaluting manner, your high pitched twaddle, that riles the subscribers. Stop that! If they throw you out of the door, go back through the rear window... if they slap your face, turn your other cheek... but don't you come back here without subscriptions, or I ... well, never mind!
1838
Combing Her Hair
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Combing Her Hair
1913