Title

Railroad Yards, Winter, Weehawken - Martin Lewis - 1917

Description

Painting - oil on canvas, 21 by 25 inches, circa 1917. Martin Lewis is considered one of the great chroniclers of urban life. His ability to capture adverse weather conditions and obscure light sources, coupled with a keen sense of composition and technical skill, made him one of America's greatest printmakers of the twentieth century. His earliest etchings date from 1915; however, these prints show a technical ability above that of most beginner printmakers. He was known for destroying prints and plates that he found objectionable; therefore, it is possible that he made prints earlier and discarded them. He produced over 147 drypoints, etchings, mezzotints, aquatints, and lithographs between 1915 and 1953. As an artist his first success was as a watercolorist, but he also worked in oil. Thanks to Bob Schwartz for finding this image.

Subject

WHC88138

Date

1917

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC88138

Coverage

Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]

Tag

Palisades

Railroad

Waterfront

Rights

This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.