Sloan, John. SIXTH AVENUE, GREENWICH VILLAGE. Morse 207. Etching, 1923.
One of 20 early impressions printed by Sloan from a total printing of 75 of an intended edition of 100 (Platt printed 25, and Roth printed 30).
Titled "6th Ave Greenwich Village, inscribed "100 Proofs" and signed in pencil.
5 x 7 inches, 127 x 178 mm. (plate); 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches (sheet).
With Sloan's tack holes for drying near the edges. In excellent condition.
The scene shows the Village long before the Sixth Avenue El was demolished, and the Avenue renamed "Avenue of the Americas," a name that to this day has not caught on with New Yorkers. In the background is the Tower of the Jefferson Market Courthouse at 8th Street and Sixth Ave., still in service as a branch of the NY Public Library system.
