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Mosaic.

  • ARTIST: John Sloan

  • MEDIUM: Etching and aquatint,

    DATE: 1917.

  • EDITION SIZE: Edition 100 - printing 35. Plate size 7 7/8 x 9 7/8" (20 x 25 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: 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.'" <br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed in pencil, inscribed 100 proofs.

  • CONDITION: Very good condition.

  • REFERENCE: Morse #185.