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John Sloan
The Silent Pie

1904

$500
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Boston: Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1904. Etching on cream wove paper, 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches (135 x 107 mm), signed in the plate, lower right. Third state (of 3), from the novel The Flower Girl, vol. 2. by Paul de Kock. In good condition with the extreme lower-right corner missing, and minor areas of adhesive residue along with nicks extending the length of the extreme left sheet edge, all condition issues are well outside of the image area. Impressions of this work may be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum. [Morse 114. ii, p. 120, ill.] The humorous image depicts a suitor attempting to woo his paramour with a songbird he had taught to sing, hidden beneath a pie crust. He is shown about to cue the bird to emerge and deliver a love song. Unbeknownst to him and his companion, however, the cook had made a crucial mistake: he had baked the pie- along with the bird. Hence the title, The Silent Pie.
  • Creator:
    John Sloan (1832-1932, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1904
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.38 in (13.67 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Middletown, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BH6521stDibs: LU1979212853412

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