Details
- Dimensions
- 15ʺW × 1ʺD × 18ʺH
- Styles
- American
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Cityscape
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Drypoint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Faint toning and a bit of mat burn, yellowed a bit under the mat, framing hinges verso at top corners, … moreFaint toning and a bit of mat burn, yellowed a bit under the mat, framing hinges verso at top corners, two short pencil marks on each side in margins used to align mat. Minor wear to frame. The image is richly inked and is very suitable as-is. less
- Description
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MARTIN LEWIS
Chance Meeting, 1940-1941
10½" x 7½" drypoint etching, framed to 18"x15"
pencil signed lower right
Martin Lewis is … more MARTIN LEWIS
Chance Meeting, 1940-1941
10½" x 7½" drypoint etching, framed to 18"x15"
pencil signed lower right
Martin Lewis is the premier American printmaker of the first half of the 20th century best known for his images of New York City in the 1930s and 40s.. His works are held in virtually every significant American art museum. He was an acknowledged master of the intaglio techniques of printmaking, experimenting with multiple processes including etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint where he captured the energy, bustle and occasional solitude of all aspects of city life in New York less
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