Cherami Asks For Broomsticks: Original Signed Etching By John Sloan, With Remarque

New York: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1905. Original Artwork . No Binding. Near Fine. Original Etching, Mounted On Larger Sheet, With Small Chips And Edge Tears To The Larger Sheet, Print And Signature Are Fine. Signed In Pencil By John Sloan. Illustration For Paul De Kock's Novel 'Cherami', Vol. 2. Copyright By The Frederick J. Quinby Company (Boston). From 1902 To 1905, American Artist John Sloan (1871-1951) Created 53 Etchings To Illustrate Novels By French Author Charles Paul De Kock (1793-1871), Whose Satires Of Early 19Th-Century Parisian Society Were Popular In The United States Around The Turn Of The Century. While Sloan Is Best Known For His Gritty Depictions Of Life In The Streets, Taverns, And Tenements Of New York City, The De Kock Commission Gave Him The Opportunity To Refine His Etching Technique And Hone His Ability To Convey Anecdotal Incidents With Wry Humor. The Boston Publishing Firm Frederick J. Quinby Co. Hired Sloan And Fellow Ashcan School Artists William Glackens And George Luks To Contribute Illustrations To Limited And Luxurious Editions Of De Kock Novels. One Of The Finest Sets Quinby Produced, The "Bibliomania" Edition, Features Morocco Leather Bindings, Vellum Pages, Etchings Signed By The Artists, And Hand-Drawn Illustrations. A Single Set Of 100 Volumes Cost $50,000, A Princely Sum At The Turn Of The Century. Sloan'S Remarques, Included On Etchings Found In The Most Deluxe Editions Of The De Kock Novels, As Here, Are Often Clever Puns On The Illustrations And Enhance Their Meaning.