Daisy with a Duster
Artist
John Sloan
(American, 1871-1951)
CultureAmerican
Date1905
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 1/2 x 34 3/4 in. (102.9 x 88.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 40 1/2 x 34 3/4 in. (102.9 x 88.3 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated lower left: John Sloan;
1905
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.702
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting depicting an informal portrait of a woman. Her blonde hair is loosely pinned up; she has a large white bow around her neck and holds a feather duster. Smiling, she looks directly at the viewer and holds her right hand by her waist, visible at the bottom edge of the painting.Label TextJohn Sloan American, 1871–1951 Daisy with a Duster, 1905 Oil on canvas Posing with her maid’s uniform and feather duster, this Irish American woman named Daisy is an unlikely subject for a formal portrait. John Sloan belonged to a group of New York painters (including William Glackens, Robert Henri, and George Luks) committed to sincere and candid portrayals of everyday life. As seen here, their work often used dark colors and coarse brushstrokes to complement the unrefined character of their working-class models. Compare Daisy’s unpolished features and attire with the elegantly clad female models in other paintings in this gallery. Sloan would have criticized those Impressionist pictures as beautiful but artificial. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.702 ProvenanceThe artist, 1905-1951; Mrs. John Sloan, 1951-1957; Kraushaar Galleries, New York, 1957; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Mass.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1971. Exhibition History"The Controversial Century, 1850-1950," Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Mass., and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1962. (Exh. cat. not paged) "Three Hundred Years of American Art in The Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. (Exh. cat. p. 181) "Behind the Seen: The Chrysler's Hidden Museum," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., October 21, 2005 - February 19, 2006. "American Treasures at the Willoughby-Baylor House," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 2 - December 1, 2013. Published ReferencesJohn Sloan, _Gist of Art_ (New York: American Artists Group, Inc., 1944), 206. Charles F. Comfort and William S.A. Dale, _The Controversial Century: 1850-1950_, exh. cat., Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown, Provincetown, Mass., 1962, not paged. Dennis R. Anderson, _Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum_, exh. cat., Norfolk, Va., 1975, 181. _The Chrysler Museum: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Norfolk, Virginia_ (Norfolk: Chrysler Museum, 1982), 93. ISBN: 0-940744-37-6 Joyce M. Szabo, "American Art - 1875-1913" _Gallery Guide_ (Norfolk: The Chrysler Museum, 1986), no. 12. Rowland Elzea, _John Sloan's Oil Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonné_ (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1991), no. 64. ISBN: 0874133483, 0874134390 Martha N. Hagood and Jefferson C. Harrison, _American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_ (Norfolk, Va.: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005), 148, no. 91. ISBN: 0-940744-71-6
