The Rathskeller

John Sloan

1901 · Oil on canvas · Cleveland Museum of Art

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About this work

Artist: John Sloan (1871–1951)
Year: 1901
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 90.5 × 69 cm
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Movement: Ashcan School

In a dim basement beer hall, a woman in a black dress and a wide black hat sits alone at a small table while men in dark suits sit at the tables around her, under a heavy fringed curtain and a frieze of painted roses. John Sloan painted it in Philadelphia in 1901, while he was still earning his living as a newspaper illustrator, and its near-monochrome palette of browns and blacks shows how closely he and Robert Henri were then looking at Manet and Velázquez. It was shown at the Philadelphia Art Club that December and at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1904. The Cleveland Museum of Art acquired it in 1946.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A dark, moody café interior in brown, black and cream for a study, bar area or hallway in a black frame. It pairs well with Whistler's portraits and suits a deep brown, olive or charcoal wall.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Ashcan School painting
Era: 20th century (1901)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: calm
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Rathskeller in the public domain?

Yes. John Sloan (1871–1951) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Rathskeller painted, and in what medium?

The Rathskeller dates from 1901 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 90.5 × 69 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair.

About this design

The Rathskeller (John Sloan) — The Rathskeller · John Sloan · 1901. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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