Sloan, John. MEMORY. Etching, 1906. (Morse 136). Edition of 110. Signed in pencil. 7 3/8" x 9" (18.7 x 22.8 cm). A rpaired tear in the upper margin, almost touching the plate mark. Framed. The subjects, from left to right are Robert Henri, Linda Henri, Dolly Sloan and John Sloan. Linda Henri died in 1905; Sloan made the etching as a memorial, evoking evenings the two couples had spent around the table in the Henri's apartment, during which Linda would read aloud. Sloan's notebook entries reveal that he showed the plate to Henri as it progressed, and that Henri was very pleased with it, especially that Sloan had recalled from memory Linda Henri's habit of rolling her fingers on the table as she read. Sloan also noted that the plate was one his most popular. The fact that 110 proofs were printed, exceeding the planned edition of 100 indicates that this is so, as very few of Sloan's editions of 100 proofs were ever printed in full, let alone in excess.
