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Lot Essay
Henri painted Street Corner from the window of his studio at 806 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Bennard B. Perlman notes, "Street Corner, was a bird's eye view of Walnut Street painted from the fourth-floor window; the tops of horsecars, awnings and groups of pedestrians were represented impressionistically with the thinnest of oil washes in purples and blues." (Robert Henri: His Life and Art, New York, 1991, p. 29)
The present work is accompanied by a photocopy of a letter dated December 10, 1959 from Mrs. John (Helen Farr) Sloan discussing the history of the work. Street Corner "was painted by Robert Henri about 1895, and was given to John Sloan by Robert Henri in 1898. This was at the time that Henri stopped sharing Sloan's studio in Philadelphia. The picture belongs to Henri's early blue period, and is a very rare example. My husband told me that this particular picture is one of the finest Henris of the Impressionist period..."
The present work is accompanied by a photocopy of a letter dated December 10, 1959 from Mrs. John (Helen Farr) Sloan discussing the history of the work. Street Corner "was painted by Robert Henri about 1895, and was given to John Sloan by Robert Henri in 1898. This was at the time that Henri stopped sharing Sloan's studio in Philadelphia. The picture belongs to Henri's early blue period, and is a very rare example. My husband told me that this particular picture is one of the finest Henris of the Impressionist period..."