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John Sloan

Hell Hole

Maker

John Sloan (American, 1871-1951), designer

Title

Hell Hole

Year

1917

Medium

  • etching,
  • aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • aquatint

Materials

aquatint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Van Gelder Zonen wove paper

Dimensions

20 x 24.8 cm (7 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil signed, LR:John Sloan ; titled, LL:Hell Hole ; numbered, LC:100 proofs ; in LL corner:60 C3592 ; along bottom, right of center:M1485L ; in LR:40- ; in UL corner:36-In Plate--Signed and dated, LR:John Sloan -17-

Marks: Watermark:VAN GELDER ZONEN/ HOLLANDandMonogram in a square

Identification

State

100

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.303

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

Exhibition History

George Bellows, The Eight, and the American Scene
Jul 07, 1995 – Sep 02, 1995
Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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John Sloan (American, 1871-1951), designer
Hell Hole, 1917
etching; aquatint
20 x 24.8 cm (7 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.303

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