Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
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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.
Day's End. 1937. Drypoint. McCarron 120.iii. 9 5/8 x 13 3/8 (sheet 12 3/4 x 16 3/4). Lifetime edition 34. This is a posthumous impression printed on star countermarked laid paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed 'Martin Lewis P.L.' [Patricia Lewis] in pencil. $3,000.
THe sign reads 'Danbury and Bethel Fur Co. Inc.' The print was awarded an honorable mention by the Philadelphia Print Cub in 1938. It was included in the 1932 travelling exhibition, 'Artists for Victory'.
[Windy Night, Nikko Futarasan Shrine]. c.1926. Pencil drawing. 8 13/16 x 4 13/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a small notebook. Lewis etched bridge near Nikko (McCarron 47) in 1926. Apparently this drawing is a preparatory study, as it is annotated 'strong yellow lights' on the roofline to the left of the tree, and 'red' to the right of the tree. Unsigned. Seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection. $750
Futarasan Jinjais a Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. To distinguish it from the shrine in nearby Utsunomiya, it is also called Nikko Futarasan Shrine. It enshrines three deities: Okuninushi, Tagorihime, and Ajisukitakahikone. It was founded in 767 by Shodo shonin.
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