Artist Spotlight: Martin Lewis | The Old Print Shop
WEBHe was one of the first printmakers to sell out an edition of a print during an exhibition, and many of his etchings and drypoints sold out in a few months. Martin Lewis spent most of his life living in New York City after arriving from Australia. However, he did travel to Europe and lived briefly in Japan and rural Connecticut.
Martin Lewis - Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBA printmaker who specialized in etching and drypoint. He is known for his realistic urban scenes, many of which were night views.
Martin Lewis (artist) - Wikipedia
WEBLewis was an acknowledged master of the intaglio techniques of printmaking, experimenting with multiple processes including etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint.
Shadow and Light: The Etchings of Martin Lewis
WEBHis atmospheric scenes of harbors and bridges, city skylines, sidewalk scenes lit by street lamps, and misty landscapes have been compared with the etchings of Whistler and even Rembrandt.
Martin Lewis drypoints for sale | william p. carl - fine prints
WEBEtching and drypoint, circa 1915, McCarron 6, edition listed as 1 recorded impression. 9 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on laid paper with light plate tone. The margins are wide and the condition is good.
Martin Lewis - National Gallery of Art
WEBDuring his thirty-year career, Lewis made about 145 drypoints and etchings. His prints, like Shadow Dance and Stoops in Snow, were much admired during the 1930s for their realistic portrayal of daily life and sensitive rendering of texture.
Martin Lewis - 21 artworks - WikiArt.org
WEBLewis was an acknowledged master of the intaglio techniques of printmaking, experimenting with multiple processes including etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint. A highly skilled printer, Lewis created magnificent impressions that captured the energy, bustle and occasional solitude of all aspects of city life in New York.
MARTIN LEWIS (1881-1962), Trumbull Street | Christie’s
WEBMARTIN LEWIS (1881-1962) Trumbull Street. drypoint and sand ground etching, on wove paper, 1934, signed in pencil, from the edition of approximately 49, published by Kennedy & Company Inc., New York, with wide margins, framed. Image: 10 7 ⁄ …
Drypoint - Wikipedia
WEBIn the 20th century many artists produced drypoints, including Max Beckmann, Milton Avery, Hermann-Paul and Martin Lewis. By adding aquatint work on the plate and inking with various colours, artists such as Mary Cassatt have produced colour drypoints.
Tree, Manhattan, Martin Lewis | Mia - collections.artsmia.org
WEBTree, Manhattan is a tour de force of Martin Lewis’s printmaking practice, a perfect balance of compositional originality and technical virtuosity.
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