Martin Lewis (1881-1962)
Untitled (Madison Square, Rainy Night) (McCarron 7.II), c. 1915-16
Etching and drypoint on wove paper, the second (final) state, signed in pencil, with margins, framed.
10 3/4 x 13 3/4in (27.5 x 35cm)
sheet 14 7/8 x 19 3/4in (37.8 x 50.2cm)
Footnotes:
The catalogue raisonné notes that no impressions were recorded but two have been located.

sheet toned with mat and light staining, (some with tide lines), with a spot of brown discoloration in the lower left image area, with tears in the upper left corner measuring approx. 1 3/8in (with associated creasing), another tear measuring approx. 2in and extending along the left platemark edge and backed with tape for support, with two more vertical tears in the upper margin measuring 1in and 1 1/2in, with areas of filled in spots in the image area (visible verso), with specks of foxing, with two diagonal soft creases in the lower right corner, with surface soiling, stray pencil and crayon notation in the lower margin, with four skinned spots in the upper margin (mostly visible verso), with a 'M.B.' inkstamp (not in Lugt) in the lower margin, hinged in two places in the upper margin.

Framed in wood and TruVue glass.