About the Artwork
Night in New York
1932
Martin Lewis
1881-1962
American
Unknown
Etching printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 8 3/8 × 8 7/8 inches (21.3 × 22.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 1/8 inches (36.2 × 28.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
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
1999.1545
© Ruth Lewis, granddaughter of the artist Martin Lewis
Markings
Signed, in plate, lower right: MARTIN LEWIS Signed, in pencil, lower right: Martin Lewis-
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: proof on old paper- Inscribed, lower left corner: Night in New York 1926 [date is in a different hand] Inscribed, upper left corner: M.42 Inscribed, verso, lower left: LDL-77 Inscribed, verso, lower center: I-1405 Inscribed, verso, lower right: LL 9/72
Watermark: [obscured by image] Stamp, in black, verso, lower left: Lucile Deming Lewis Collection
Provenance
1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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© Ruth Lewis, granddaughter of the artist Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis, Night in New York, 1932, etching 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, 1999.1545.
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