© Estate of Martin Lewis
Little Penthouse, 1931
Martin Lewisexpand_more
Drypoint on ivory paperexpand_more
The Richard Lewis Hillstrom Fundexpand_more P.94.15
Not on Viewexpand_more
As a printmaker, Martin Lewis valued nuance, finish, and a wide range of tones. He worked directly on his copper plates, using them much like sheets of paper. The ensuing prints achieve their power from the sharp, incisive quality of the lines and the delicate tones that lie between. Lewis believed that color was inappropriate to etchings, saying: "I like a print to be black and white. This is its essential quality." The moody drypoint Little Penthouse is a masterful evocation of New York City at night.
Exhibitions
America, Seen
Saturday, December 19, 2015 - Sunday, September 04, 2016
Details
- Title
- Little Penthouse
- Artist Life
- American (born Australia), 1881–1962
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- P.94.15
- Provenance
- (James and Mary Laurie Booksellers, Minneapolis); sold to MIA, 1994.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Kennedy-McCarron 101; McCarron 91
- Curator Approved
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© Estate of Martin Lewis