Sloan, John. READING ON THE SUBWAY. Etching, 1926 (M.223). 5" x 4", signed and inscribed in pencil with the lines quoted below. Edition of 100, of which 85 were printed, this being one of 50 early proofs printed by Platt. Very good condition. "Her feet beneath her petticoat,/Like little mice peeped in and out/ As if they feared the light." (Sir John Suckling 1620). "I had these lines in mind when I saw the scene. I've always written them on every proof..." (Sloan).
