Image

Martin Lewis

On the Roof

Description

Maker

Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962), designer

Title

On the Roof

Year

ca. 1937

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

soft-ground etching

Supports

Dimensions

32.9 x 25.4 cm (12 15/16 x 10 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark on right:Martin Lewis; titled in LL of sheet:On the Roof; in bottom center 12 Verso:in pencil in LL:M.132; in bottom center under collector' mark:M L - 51In Plate--In LL:M. LEWIS

Marks: Watermark:RIVES Stamp in black ink on verso:COLLECTION/PATRICIA LEWIS inscribed in a circle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

81.073

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995

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Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962), designer
On the Roof, ca. 1937
drypoint; sandpaper; soft-ground etching; Roulette
32.9 x 25.4 cm (12 15/16 x 10 inches) (plate)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 81.073

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