Of Human Bondage, Chapter 104

1937

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

Charles S. White

Printer, American, 1877 - 1955

This is a drawing of a group of people gathered around a table. The drawing displays several individuals closely positioned around a central table. The figures are engaged in what appears to be a discussion. The room is depicted with overhead light fixtures, indicating an indoor setting. Detailed cross-hatching and line work give depth and texture to the clothing and expressions of the individuals.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.92 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
    plate: 29.21 × 23.34 cm (11 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3433

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morse 1969, no. 294, vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • Maugham, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage, vol. 2. New Haven, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1938, facing p. 678.

1969

  • Morse, Peter. John Sloan's Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings, Lithographs, and Posters. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1969, p. 327, no. 294, vi/vi.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: John Sloan 37; lower left in graphite: 25 JS proofs; lower right in graphite: John Sloan; lower center margin in graphite: Of Human Bondage Chap CIV; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 8788

Wikidata ID

Q77010381

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