Martin Lewis, no, not
that Martin Lewis, was a New York artist, originally from Australia. He had an extraordinary understanding of the play of light and shadow and created amazing night scenes. A photographer's eye. No, a cinematographer's. He seemed to have a love affair with the night or twilight. But he also etched, or painted, marvelous scenes with almost no shadows as well. Just magic.
I learned about Martin Lewis from one of the great brochures I received from
The Old Print Shop.
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| Relics, 1928 |
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| Subway Steps |
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| Great Shadow |
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| Derricks at Night |
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| Night in New York |
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| Shadow Dance |
A book online:
Peeps at Great Cities- New York with illustrations by Martin Lewis
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| Haunted |
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| Tree, Manhattan |
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| Winter Moon |
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| Arch Midnight |
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| Passing Storm |
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| Circus Night |
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| Quarter of Nine, Saturday’s Children, 1929 |
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| Chance Meeting |
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| “Sandy Hook, Connecticut. The mailbox bears the name ‘Landeck,’ referring to Lewis's friend Armin Landeck" |
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| The Glow of the City. 1929 |
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| Shadow Magic |
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| Late Traveler |
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| Fifth Avenue Bridge
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At the Wall, 1949
Stoops in the Snow, 1930 |
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| East Side Night, Williamsburg Bridge |
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Spring Night, Greenwich Village, 1930
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| The Little Penthouse, 1931 |
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