The Picture Buyer, Third State
Date1911
Artist
John Sloan
(American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 5 1/4 × 7 in. (13.3 × 17.8 cm)
sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 in. (22.5 × 27.9 cm)
sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 in. (22.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Helen Farr Sloan, 2014
Object number2014-48
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextSloan lightened the shading on the picture handler's face, leaving him with a bemused expression. In the final version, the handler's face has been redrawn, with a neutral expression and eyes downcast.