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John French Sloan
Fifth Avenue Critics.

1909

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Fifth Avenue Critics. 1909. Etching. Morse 128.x/xi. 6 x 8 (sheet 9 3/4 x 12 1/4). Edition 100 in this state (few proofs in earlier states, and a large unsigned edition printed for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts. Series: New York City Life, second plate. A rich impression printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper with deckle edges on four sides. Tack holes from drying along the outer sheet edges. Annotated '14' in pencil in the lower left-hand margin, probably by the printer, Peter Platt. Signed, dated, titled and annotated '100 proofs' in pencil by the artist. Housed in a 16 x 20-inch archival mat, suitable for framing. Dart wrote, quoted by Morse, p. 137: “These were typical of the fashionable ladies who used to drive up and down the Avenue about four o’clock of an afternoon, showing themselves and criticizing others.” 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.
  • Creator:
    John French Sloan (1871-1951, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1909
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Storrs, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU33521087283
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