The Picture Buyer; from the series 'New York City Life'

1911

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 6 15/16 in. (13.3 × 17.6 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 × 12 15/16 in. (25.5 × 32.8 cm)
Collection no.: 17.8.3
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Picture Buyer; from the series 'New York City Life' — John Sloan. 1911.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/4 × 6 15/16 in. (13.3 × 17.6 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 × 12 15/16 in. (25.5 × 32.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Albert E. Gallatin, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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