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Day 2: Thalhimer & Moore Estates

Fri, May 13, 2016 05:00PM EDT - Sat, May 14, 2016 05:00PM EDT
Lot 296

John French Sloan

Estimate: $600 - $800

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(New York/New Mexico/New Hampshire, 1871-1951) Bandit's Cave, 1920, (Sloan 40, Morse 195), signed lower right in pencil "John Sloan", drypoint etching on cream wove paper, 6-7/8 x 4-7/8 in. (plate), 12-5/8 x 10-1/4 in. (page); silver gilt frame,. Condition: hinged in at top, full margins, dark, rich impression, pencil inscriptions verso, light toning. Notes: "Uptown thrill seekers during the period of Prohibition are about to venture into a basement room in Bohemia... One of the cafes in the Village." - John Sloan. Provenance: Private Collection Richmond, Virginia; Old Print Shop, New York; Alexander Reeves Fine Art, Richmond Virginia; Estate of Charles G. Thalhimer, Richmond, Virginia

Condition

hinged in at top, full margins, dark, rich impression, pencil inscriptions verso, light toning