Nishi no Seki-mon, Kankakei

Martin Lewis American, 1881-1962
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About the Artwork

Nishi no Seki-mon, Kankakei

between 1920 and 1922

Martin Lewis

1881-1962

American

Unknown

Colored crayons and graphite pencil on wove paper

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 19 1/2 inches (28.6 × 49.5 cm)

Drawings

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Patricia Lewis and Family

1996.229.37

© Ruth Lewis, granddaughter of the artist Martin Lewis

Markings

Inscribed, in pencil by ML, lower right: Kankakei | Nishi no Seki-mon Inscribed, lower left of the drawing which is actually verso of .36: tin | little hut | against cliff | Buddhist | nun | lives here Inscribed, lower right: p. 70; verso: L.D.L. p. 71 Inscribed, inside collection stamp, verso: LDL | 820

Stamp, verso, circular in black ink, lower left corner: Lucile Deming Lewis Collection

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1996-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Martin Lewis, Nishi no Seki-mon, Kankakei, between 1920 and 1922, colored crayons and graphite pencil on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Patricia Lewis and Family, 1996.229.37.

Nishi no Seki-mon, Kankakei
Nishi no Seki-mon, Kankakei