The Prints of Martin Lewis: A Catalogue Raisonne

Artist: Martin Lewis 
Author: Paul McCarron 
Publisher: M.Hausberg 
Date: 1995 
Condition: A very good copy of the first hardback edition, complete with unclipped dust wrapper over blue cloth boards, some very minor handling marks and a very light pressure mark to the upper wrapper but otherwise very clean both inside and out. A very scarce volume 

The gold standard volume for Martin Lewis, the Australian-born printmaker whose images of New York in the 1920s and 1930s secured him a lasting reputation. Often remembered as the man who taught Edward Hopper how to make prints, Lewis' imagery is miles away from the idealised scenes of New York often found from this time; they show a different side of the city, often by night, where the reality of life comes to the fore. 

A comprehensive and invaluable volume for the professional or enthusiast for Lewis' work, this very lovely copy of a book that is now