Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
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Drypoints
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Arch, Midnight. 1930. Drypoint. McCarron 84. 8 1/8 x 11 5/8 (sheet 12 3/4 x 16 1/2). Trial proof 2, apart from the lifetime edition of 99 recorded impressions (including 12 trial proofs). Illustrated American Etchers: Martin Lewis. A rich impression printed on Head blue laid paper with full margins. Annotated 'second trial proof after softening lights in roadway -- added work in upper right corner'. Signed 'Martin Lewis imp' in pencil, indicating an impression printed by the artist. $13,000.
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.
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. $32,500.
Corner Shadows. 1930. Drypoint and sand ground. McCarron 83. 8 1/4 x 8 3/4 (sheet 11 x 12 3/8). Edition 242 for The Print Club of Cleveland. Printed on 'J.Whatman' cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $14,500.
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. $47,500.
Quarter of Nine, Saturday's Children. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 78. 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 (sheet 12 1/2 x 14 1/2). Edition 107. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist. $27,500.
Rain on Murray Hill. 1928. Drypoint. McCarron 75. 7 7/8 x 11 3/4 (sheet 12 x 10 9/16). Edition 110. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1926. A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed cream laid paper. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. $22,500.
Relics (Speakeasy Corner). 1928. Drypoint. McCarron 74. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 (sheet 15 7/8 x 12 3/4). Edition of 111. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis. A brilliant, luminous impression with rich, velvety burr, printed on '[E]truria' cream laid paper. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries. Signed in pencil. $50,000.
Wet Saturday. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 81. 10 x 10 3/8 (sheet 13 X 13 7/8). Edition 72 recorded impressions, including 1 trial proof. A fine impression printed on oatmeal-flecked fine paid paper. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. Accompaied by a proof from the cancelled plate. $17,500.
Yorkville Night. 1947. Drypoint. McCarron 140. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 (sheet 10 15/16 x 14 11/16). 18 recorded impressions, including 1 trial proof. A brilliant, luminous impression with rich, velvety burr, printed on cream laid paper. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. An extremely rare image. $32,500.
Etchings
Sporting Gentleman. 1927. Etching. McCarron 55. 5 7/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 11 x 8). Total of 3 recorded impressions, including 1 trial proof. Printed on cream wove paper. Lewis did only 5 prints of interior scenes. Signed in pencil. $7,500.
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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