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Martin Lewis

Circus Night

Maker

Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962), designer

Title

Circus Night

Year

1933

Medium

  • Drypoint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Drypoint on paper

Materials

ink

Supports

  • Light weight cream Whatman laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 28.3 x 37.8 cm (11 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on right:Martin Lewis; titled in LL: Circus Night/Sandy Hook, Conn. 1933; in LL corner:RES; numbered in LR and inscribed in a circle: 5; along right edge near bottom:photo Blk. 134-2/3 + 1/3 Silver Grey-; along right edge at top:No. ^ Verso:in pencil in LL:LDL-97; above Lucille Lewis collector mark:M.109; in LR: LL 9/72/2:In Plate--In LL:MARTIN LEWIS

Marks: Partial watermark:[J] WHATMAN

Identification

State

41

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier

Object Number

79.039

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 3: Circus

Exhibition History

Circus
Aug 01, 2014 – Feb 22, 2015
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962), designer
Circus Night, 1933
Drypoint on paper
Plate: 28.3 x 37.8 cm (11 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier 79.039

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