Title: Circus Night.
Artist: Martin Lewis (1880-1962)
Drypoint and sandground, 1933.
Edition unknown, recorded impressions 43. (20 impressions were unsigned at the time of the artist's death).
Signed in pencil.
Image size 11 1/8 x 14 7/8" (28.3 x 37.8 cm).
Framed in 1" ash round molding painted black, 8 ply archival mat, archival back & Tru Vue Optium museum acrylic.

The location is likely Sandy Hook, Connecticut, where Martin Lewis lived between 1932-1936.

Of the forty-three recorded impressions printed, a group of those were unsigned at the time of the artist's death, so signed impressions are rare. This is one of the ten best images produced by the artist.

#103 in "The Prints of Martin Lewis. A Catalogue Raisonne" by Paul McCarron.

Martin Lewis is considered one of the greatest American printmakers of the first half of the twentieth century. He used his superb sense of composition and his technical skill as a master printmaker to create images of New York City and rural Connecticut that are as captivating today as they were in the late 1920's when he was first recognized as an important artist. He was one of the first printmakers to sell out an edition of a print during an exhibition, and many of his etchings and drypoints sold out in a few months. Martin Lewis spent most of his life living in New York City after arriving from Australia. However, he did travel to Europe and lived briefly in Japan and rural Connecticut.

Condition: Very good condition, remains of old linen hinges in the outer upper margin. Rich impression.