Hell Hole
Date1917
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumEtching and aquatint
Dimensionsplate: 7 7/8 × 9 11/16 in. (20 × 24.6 cm)
sheet: 11 5/8 × 15 7/16 in. (29.5 × 39.2 cm)
sheet: 11 5/8 × 15 7/16 in. (29.5 × 39.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1998
Object number1998-130
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis print portrays "The Golden Swan," a bohemian watering place in New York. It was a favorite of people in the theater, including Eugene O'Neill who is pictured in the upper right corner of the print. Technically, this is one of a very few prints for which Sloan used aquatint to create broad areas of dark tones.