Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
Arch, Midnight. 1930. Drypoint. McCarron 84. 8 1/8 x 11 5/8 (sheet 10 1/4 x 15 1/2). Lifetime edition 100. This is a posthumous impression printed on 'DE 1977' countermarked laid paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed 'Martin Lewis P.L.' [Patricia Lewis] in pencil. $3,500.
According to McCarron, "The stylized profile and pose of the woman owe something to what might be called the Egyptian mode of Art Deco." (page 142).
Martin Lewis had considered two alternate titles: Archway, Midnight and The Arch over the Street, Astoria.
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