Jun 27, 2013 - Sale 2320

Sale 2320 - Lot 265

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
JOHN SLOAN
Isaac L. Rice, Esq.

Etching, 1915. 357x279 mm; 14x11 inches, full margins. Third state (of 3). Edition of 25 (from an intended edition of 100). Signed and inscribed "100 proofs" in pencil, lower margin. A superb impression of this large, scarce print.

A New York attorney specializing in corporate law and patents, Rice (1850-1915) was also a renowned chess player. He sponsored chess tournaments and invented a chess move known as the "Rice Gambit." Morse 178.