Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
Rain on Murray Hill. 1928. Drypoint. McCarron 75. 7 13/16 x 11 3/4 (sheet 10 7/8 x 16 5/16). Edition 110 recorded impressions. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1926. A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $25,000.
According to McCarron, "The Thirty-fourth Street Armory at Park Avenue, now demolished, is shown in the print at right. It was a few blocks from Lewis's studio at 145 East Thirty-fourth street. The buildings at left can also be seen in Quarter of Nine, Saturday's Children (No. 78) of 1929, and Break in the Thunderstorm (No. 86) of 1930."
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