Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

1926

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

The etching shows two individuals, a man and a woman, reclining against rocks in water. The man has a pipe in his mouth, a beard, and disheveled hair. The woman has long hair and a calm expression. They are both dressed in casual attire. The background features waves, adding to the sense of being in the ocean. The etching is monochrome, emphasizing light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.84 × 12.22 cm (3 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.65 × 27.62 cm (9 5/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2928

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morse 1969, no. 226, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anna Meade Minnigerode, Talledega, Alabama; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1986; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

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. 252, no. 226, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: John Sloan 1926; lower left in graphite: XXVth Anniversary / Dolly and J.S. / August 5-1926.; lower right in graphite: John Sloan; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: C4171

Wikidata ID

Q77008681

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