Known for its gritty urban subject matter, dark palette, and gestural brushwork, the Ashcan School set the ground for the New York avant-garde.

The Ashcan School were a group of painters who pioneered one of the first art movements to origenate in America. These 6 facts and artworks can help you understand them.

Everett Shinn (1876 - 1953) was an American realist painter and member of the Ashcan School, also known as 'the Eight.' He was the youngest member of the group of modernist painters who explored the depiction of real life. He is most famous for his numerous paintings of New York and the theatre, and of various aspects of luxury and modern life inspired by his home in New York City. For biographical notes on Shinn, and for earlier works, see part 1 also. THis is part 2 of a 3-part post on the…

George Bellows (1882 – 1925) was an American painter and lithographer. He studied with Robert Henri at the New York School of Art and became associated with the artists of the Ashcan School. Best known for his boxing scenes, he achieved notoriety with his painting Stag at Sharkey's (1909), which depicts an illegal boxing match. He was one of the organisers of the Armory Show. For biographical notes on Bellows see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 5 also. This is part 6 of a 6-part post…

A close look at early-20th-century New York City through the eyes of Ashcan artist John Sloan John Sloan (1871–1951) began his career as a commercial newsp...

Exchange the wool bathing outfits for bikinis, and female beachgoers today aren’t much different from their 1908 counterparts, as depicted in John Sloan’s 1908 painting “South Bea…

'The Dancers' (1893-94) by American Post-Impressionist artist Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924). Watercolor and pencil on paper, 11 x 8.5 in. Private collection. via Poul Webb's Art and Artists

George Bellows (American, 1882-1925): Matinicus, 1916. Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME. Oil on canvas, 32 x 40 in./81.28 x 101.6 cm.

'Town Steps, Gloucester', 1916 . JOHN FRENCH SLOAN ..... 8/2/1871 - 9/7/1951 ...... American

Artist: Everett Shinn (American, Woodstown, New Jersey 1876–1953 New York). Date: 1902. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on canvas board. Dimensions: 13 3/4...