"Fishing Boats in the Rain"

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(1925)

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"Fishing Boats in the Rain" 1925, drypoint, 254x176mm; 9 7/8" x 6 7/8", full margins.  Edition 41 (e.g., 8 impressions unaccounted for; plate cancelled and in a private collection).   Signed in the plate and pencil signed, lower right margin. A very good impression [McCarron 41].

Martin Lewis (1881-1962) is regarded as one of the world's finest artists in intaglio techniques. Compared to Edward Hopper, in that both created stark depiction's of the loneliness and solitude of the human condition. Lewis' varied intaglio prints focused on the striking qualities of geometry and light, both intricate and delicate.  His impeccable use of traditional intaglio techniques - in this case drypoint - and the precise rendering of space, geometry and light all create the sense of the isolation of humankind juxtaposed in nature.  Lewis draws out the scene's geometry creating a strong sensation of light and space.

Martin Lewis left Japan with a deep regard for the natural beauty of the Japanese landscape, way of life and Japanese reverence for nature. He had assimilated some of the Japanese sensibility for the careful arrangement of objects. In 1925, Lewis resumed etching and embarked on work that brought him his first critical acclaim for his prints. He produced twenty-four prints in four years; fourteen of them portraying Japanese subjects based on drawings he made while in Japan.

Martin Lewis' "Fishing Boats in the Rain" is in a Nurre Caxton 'Palladio Collection' 24 1/2" x 19 3/8" classic scooped black with antique silver panel slightly distressed frame. The Nurre Caxton 'Palladio Collection' black/brown wood fillet echoes the frame. The outer mink silk  and heather brown rag mats are acid and lignin free and are protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO ........ $3,600.00