MARTIN LEWIS (1881-1962) R.F.D.
MARTIN LEWIS (1881-1962)
R.F.D. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. 250x300 mm; 9x11 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, included in the edition of approximately 148. Signed and inscribed "trial proof" in pencil, lower right. 1933. A superb, richly-inked impression with all the tonal nuances distinct.A view in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, where Lewis (1881-1962) resided during the Great Depression; the mailbox references his Connecticut neighbor, friend and fellow printmaker Armin Landeck (1905- 1984). According to McCarron, there were three trial proofs printed, which are included in the total recorded impressions of 148. McCarron 106.
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MARTIN LEWIS (1881-1962)
R.F.D. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. 250x300 mm; 9x11 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, included in the edition of approximately 148. Signed and inscribed "trial proof" in pencil, lower right. 1933. A superb, richly-inked impression with all the tonal nuances distinct.A view in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, where Lewis (1881-1962) resided during the Great Depression; the mailbox references his Connecticut neighbor, friend and fellow printmaker Armin Landeck (1905- 1984). According to McCarron, there were three trial proofs printed, which are included in the total recorded impressions of 148. McCarron 106.
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