Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
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Etchings and Drypoints
Bay Windows. 1929. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron 80. 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 (sheet 15 7/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 104. A fine impression printed on white laid paper with a cross watermark, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. Price upon request.
The Glow of the City. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 77. 11 1/4 x 14 1/4 (sheet 14 1/8 x 18 3/4). Edition of 110 recorded impressions, including 4 trial proofs. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis; Fine Prints of the Year, 1930. A rich impression printed on Kalmer Swedish paper, with full margins. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. Price upon request.
Shadow Dance. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 88. 9 1/2 x 10 7/8 (sheet 13 x 14 7/8). Edition 109 recorded impressions. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis; Fine Prints of the Year 1931; Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Stoops in Snow. 1930. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron 89.ii. 10 x 15 (sheet 13 1/2 x 18 1/2). Edition 115 recorded impressions. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis. A fine impression printed on Whatman white paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Drawings
The Feathered Hat. 1930. Pencil drawing. 8 7/8 x 5 15/16. Drawn on the full sheet of cream sketch paper. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LDL-459. Signed in pencil. Initialed by the artist's wife, Patricia Lewis. $650.
Figure Study. 1940-41. Pencil drawing. 8 x 4 15/16. Drawn on the full sheet of sketch book paper. Related to the two female figures in 'Chance Meeting', McCarron 131; a. Woman on left holding grocery bag, b. Woman on right standing. Estate stamp verso: Lucille Deming Collection. Estate inventory number LDL-986. Signed in pencil. Initialed by the artist's wife, Patricia Lewis. $650.
Man Wearing a Cap. 1930. Pencil drawing. 10 x 7 1/2. Drawn on tan wove paper with a slight tear in the bottom left corner, not effecting the drawing. Estate stamp verso: Lucille Deming Collection. Estate inventory number LDL-226. Signed in pencil, lower right. $500.
[Rainy Afternoon]. c.1928. Conte crayon drawing. 8 3/4 x 7 1/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a small notebook. The drawing has overtones of Wet Saturday (McCarron 81). Unsigned. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LDL-794. $1,250
[The Roustabout]. c. 1916. Pencil drawing. 4 7/8 x 8 7/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a small notebook. The drawing has overtones of The Roustabout (McCarron 14). Signed 'Martin Lewis P.L.' Patricia Lewis was the artist's wife.. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LD847. $750.
Shadows -- Garage at Night. c. 1928. Conte crayon drawing. Study for the drypoint, McCarron 69. 10 1/8 x 12 3/4 (the drypoint measures 9 7/8 x 11 7/8). The drypoint is illustrated in Fine Prints of the Year, 1928. The catalogue raisonne mentions this study: "There is a preparatory drawing for this print in charcoal, pencil and brown crayon on gray brown paper (LDL-323, 255 x 330 mm), signed by Patricia Lewis after the artist's death. " (p. 130). Small paper losses at top sheet edges, backed with mulberry paper; otherwise fine condition. Estate stamp verso: Lucille Deming Collection. Signed and initialed by Patricia Lewis, the artist's daughter-in-law. The image is not reversed in the etching, as is often the case. $5,000.
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