Title: Mosaic.
John Sloan (1871-1951)
Medium: Etching, 1917.
Edition 100 - printing 35.
Signed in pencil. Inscribed "100 proofs" and "JS imp." This impression was printed by John Sloan.
Plate size 7 7/8 x 9 7/8" (20 x 25 cm).
Condition: Very good condition, wide/full margins.

John Sloan noted "The plate is a satire on abstract art, and implies that followers of this trend are obeying the Mosaic Law. 'Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of anything in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.'"

John Sloan (1871-1951) painter and printmaker was born on August 2, 1871 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. In 1892 he began taking classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Anshutz, and later met and studied with Robert Henri, who became his mentor and friend. In 1904 Sloan moved to New York and a new chapter in his artistic career began. He is a member of the Ash Can School and he painted and produced etchings of the scenes he saw in New York City. In 1912 John Sloan became director of the "Masses" a socialist magazine - inviting many fellow artists to submit images for the publication. He began teaching at the Art Students League in 1914, taking a full-time position in 1916. Sloan continued to teach at the league until 1938 serving as the president of the League in 1930. Through the years he had hundreds of students, some of the notable names include Reginald Marsh, Raphael Soyer, and Alexander Calder.

"Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind"
-John Sloan