1907, John Sloan, Russian Girl -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label: John Sloan moved from Philadelphia to New York City in 1904 and quickly became enamored with the growing city and its diverse residents, many of whom had immigrated from around the globe. With its vigorous, painterly brushwork, Russian Girl is an informal portrait of one of Sloan's models, known only as "Miss Rozenscheine," shown here in a seated, three-quarter, turning pose, with her attention fixed away from the viewer. Depicting a commonplace moment in the woman's day and demonstrating an interest in immigrant populations, this painting exemplifies Sloan's boldly democratic conception of painting through elevating the mundane to the subject of the artist's canvas.
1907, John Sloan, Russian Girl -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label: John Sloan moved from Philadelphia to New York City in 1904 and quickly became enamored with the growing city and its diverse residents, many of whom had immigrated from around the globe. With its vigorous, painterly brushwork, Russian Girl is an informal portrait of one of Sloan's models, known only as "Miss Rozenscheine," shown here in a seated, three-quarter, turning pose, with her attention fixed away from the viewer. Depicting a commonplace moment in the woman's day and demonstrating an interest in immigrant populations, this painting exemplifies Sloan's boldly democratic conception of painting through elevating the mundane to the subject of the artist's canvas.