Silence
This post mortem etching was commissioned by his widow as a memorial. George Bellows was also commissioned for the task, and he and Sloan made their sketches together at the Hotel Ansonia in New York City on November 4, 1915, see: Morse 1969, p. 203.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silence
- Artist: John Sloan (American, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 1871–1951 Hanover, New Hampshire)
- Date: 1915
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (25.1 × 30.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 17 15/16 in. (35.2 × 45.6 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 1926
- Object Number: 26.30.52
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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