Connoisseurs of Prints

Connoisseurs of Prints. 1905. Etching. Morse 127. 5 x 6 7/8 (sheet 9 3/4 x 11 3/4). Series: New York City Life, first plate. Edition 100. Illustrated: The International Studio, Volume 58 (1916): xxv. A fine impression on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed, titled, annotated '100 proofs' in pencil. Housed in an archival mat and a striking 13 1/2 x 14 3/4-inch black and gold wood frame.
The image shows an auction preview at the American Art Galleries on 23^rd Street in Manhattan. Sloan planned a series of connoisseurs-themed prints; however, this was the only plate realized.

Sloan, came to New York in 1904 and worked for some time as a freelance illustrator. With Robert Henri, he organized an exhibition of a group of urban realist painters, known as "The Eight" or the "Ashcan School," who challenged traditional notions of art. Having moved to the Village in 1912, Sloan lived with his wife Dolly at 240 West 4th Street and at 88 Washington Place.

A selection of fine prints by John Sloan is available on the Allinson Gallery, Inc. website