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Butter and Egg Man's Holiday, 1926

  • Martin Lewis, American, 1881-1962
  • Martin Lewis, American, 1881-1962

Drypoint and sandpaper ground printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Plate: 10 × 7 inches (25.4 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 15 × 10 1/2 inches (38.1 × 26.7 cm)

Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis

1999.1593

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Signed, in plate, lower left: MARTIN LEWIS Signed, lower right: Martin Lewis- imp-

Watermark, right edge: partial cursive letters Stamp, in black, verso, lower left: COLLECTION | PATRICIA LEWIS

1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Martin Lewis, Butter and Egg Man's Holiday, 1926, drypoint and sandpaper ground printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis, 1999.1593.