Lewis Watercolor of New York Harbor and the Manhattan

LEWIS, Martin (1881-1962).
New York Harbor Under the Manhattan Bridge.
Watercolor and pencil on paper.
Signed 'Martin Lewis.' (lower left).
c. 1920.18" x 20" 1/2" sheet; 22 1/2" x 21 1/2" framed.

Provenance: Christie's East, New York, 26 June 1985, lot 263. Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York. Private collection, New York, circa 1990. Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois.View of New York Harbor under the Manhattan Bridge.Martin Lewis (1881-1962), is considered one of the greatest American printmakers of the first half of the twentieth century. He used his superb sense of composition and his technical skill as a master printmaker to create images of New York City and rural Connecticut that are as captivating today as they were in the late 1920's when he was first recognized as an important artist. He 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.