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MARTIN LEWIS
Chance Meeting
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Drypoint, 1940-41. 265x188 mm; 10
1
/
2
x7
1
/
2
inches, full margins. Edition of 105. Signed
in pencil, lower right. Published by the Society of American Etchers, NewYork.A superb,
luminous, richly-inked impression with very strong contrasts. McCarron 131.
[7,000/10,000]
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MARTIN LEWIS
Spring Night, Greenwich Village
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Drypoint and sandpaper ground, 1930. 252x313 mm; 9
7
/
8
x12
1
/
4
inches, full margins.
Edition of 92. Signed in pencil, lower right.A superb, early impression, with richly-inked
drypoint. McCarron 85.
[15,000/20,000]
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MARTIN LEWIS
Yorkville Night
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Drypoint, 1947. 217x293 mm; 8
1
/
2
x11
1
/
2
inches, full margins. Edition of only 18. Signed
in pencil, lower right, and inscribed “proof on ‘Rives’ paper” in pencil along the lower
right sheet edge. A superb, richly-inked impression of this scarce print. McCarron 140.
[20,000/30,000]
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