The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Rainy Night

Rainy Night

c. 1910
(American, 1871–1951)
America, 20th century
monotype
Platemark: 15 x 10.9 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 21.5 x 14.6 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams 1957.213
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: not in Morse
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This image is a monotype, which is a unique image made from a printing plate.

Description

For John Sloan, the city streets of New York City were like a continuous performance, full of impromptu sights and sounds. Here, he captured the sensory experience of a slick sidewalk on a rainy night as two women walk arm and arm with brownstones to their left. Sloan’s diary records the night that this work may have been made, in April 1907, when, as he wrote, his teacher and friend Robert Henri “came to dinner in the evening and we had a little monotype fun with the etching press.” Sloan’s manipulation of the burgundy ink conveys a translucent, reflective effect.
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    Monotypes: Painterly Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 31-October 11, 2015).
    Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
    America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
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  • {{cite web|title=Rainy Night|url=false|author=John Sloan|year=c. 1910|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1957.213