Lot Essay
Presumably the last plate ever editioned by the artist.
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MARTIN LEWIS
At the Wall (McC. 142)
aquatint, sandpaper- and soft-ground etching, 1949, on wove paper, a fine impression, signed in pencil, inscribed 'For Pat Lewis on her birthday, March 17th/53/from "Ould Mike", alias "Martin le Vieux"', from the probable edition of 50, with full margins, extremely pale mat staining, otherwise in excellent condition
P. 15 x 11 7/8in. (381 x 302mm.)
At the Wall (McC. 142)
aquatint, sandpaper- and soft-ground etching, 1949, on wove paper, a fine impression, signed in pencil, inscribed 'For Pat Lewis on her birthday, March 17th/53/from "Ould Mike", alias "Martin le Vieux"', from the probable edition of 50, with full margins, extremely pale mat staining, otherwise in excellent condition
P. 15 x 11 7/8in. (381 x 302mm.)