About the Artwork
Strength and Beauty
1937
Martin Lewis
1881-1962
American
Unknown
Drypoint and sandpaper ground printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 10 7/8 × 13 inches (27.6 × 33 cm) Sheet: 13 5/8 × 16 1/8 inches (34.6 × 41 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis
1999.1596
© Ruth Lewis, granddaughter of the artist Martin Lewis
Markings
Signed, in plate, lower left: MARTIN LEWIS Signed, in pencil, lower right: Martin Lewis
Inscribed, in plate in reverse, lower right: Strength on the Beach Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: trial proof - No 7 Inscribed, lower left corner: Strength + Beauty; lower right corner: 50 Inscribed, verso, lower left: E14078 | E16168 [crossed-out] | 50- Inscribed, lower center: ML-76
Stamp, in black, verso, lower left: COLLECTION | PATRICIA LEWIS
Provenance
1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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© Ruth Lewis, granddaughter of the artist Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis, Strength and Beauty, 1937, drypoint and sandpaper ground printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Robert M. Katzman and Mrs. Lisa Katzman in honor of Sidney and Betty Katzman and their children, Ellen and Laura, from the collection assembled by Patricia Lewis, 1999.1596.
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