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American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
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- Sale 2780
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| Philadelphia
Dec 3 | 2:00 PM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 2780
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$20,000 – $30,000
During his lifetime and up to the present day, Martin Lewis was recognized as a master of printing techniques, particularly his skillful portrayal of light and dark–the contrast between the illuminated and the obscured. The background of the present print depicts New York City's glowing Chanin Building. Still located at the corner of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, the skyscraper had just been completed when Lewis executed this work. The foreground, replete with elements of modernity and urban development, shows a woman surrounded by hanging laundry, fire escapes, and multiple apartment buildings.
In 1930, Lewis was awarded the Print Club of Philadelphia's Charles M. Lea Prize for this print, which is considered by many to be his most important and iconic work.
Private Collection, New Jersey.
The work is unframed. The sheet is encased in four paper corners on the undermat, which allows to entirely remove the paper and inspect its corners. The sheet is toned, with mat staining around the image (0 1/8 width on the side, 0 ½ at the bottom). With minor staining in the margin bottom left as well as in the upper right corner (invisible once the work is matted). Similar dots along the top outer edge (also invisible when the work is matted). With remnant of an old and thin linen tape at upper right and upper left corners (with associated traces of tape verso, and rubbing). Foxmark in the sky at upper right in the image, to the right of the pole. Otherwise, with even edges, and no evidence of tear, repair or restoration. See Specialist's pictures for more details.
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