ART: The Etchings of Martin Lewis

Edward Hopper in drypoint

Behold the delightfully noir etchings of the artist Martin Lewis.

Originally from Australia, after an early adulthood spent doing everything from mining and logging to being a sailor, in 1900 Lewis moved to San Francisco, where he worked as an illustrator before producing his first etching in 1915. After time spent in Japan studying printmaking, he returned to the US and moved to New York, producing his best-known urban scenes in the 1920s and 30s.

Given the uncanny poise of his work it’ll come as no surprise that Edward Hopper was a fan, and in fact they became lifelong friends.