09-21-201809-21-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3140BBoston
September 21, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962) Wet Night, Route 6

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$8,610$7,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3140BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 21, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962)

Wet Night, Route 6, 1933, total edition of 51 (McCarron, 104). Signed "Martin Lewis-" in pencil l.r., signed within the plate, dedicated "for John Hughes Cassidy with all good wishes Dec 25/33" in pencil l.l. Drypoint on laid paper, plate size 8 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (22.5 x 37.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Margins over 1 1/2 inches, mat burn, 1 inch tear to edge of upper margin, glue to upper edge of margin both recto and verso.

N.B. The artist dedicated the print to the grandfather of the current owner. According to McCarron the scene depicts the highway between Newtown and Sandy Hook, Connecticut.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

The sheet measures 13 1/8 x 18 1/2 in. The glue used to affix the back mat to the facing mat has seeped onto the sheet effectively gluing the upper corners to the backing. Cloth hinges are glue at the upper corners to the recto.


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Keywords

Martin Lewis, John Hughes Cassidy, Sandy Hook, Newtown