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ART: The Etchings of Martin Lewis

Edward Hopper in drypoint

Michael Marshall Smith
May 24, 2023
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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.

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Graham Lee
May 24

What was weirdest about this post is that it took me until about halfway through to actually grasp that these images and story are *real*, and not another Midjourney experiment. I know you've been getting better at Midjourney recently… but not THAT good ;)

These do have a distinctly 'human' character to them.

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Mollie Katzen
May 24Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

Thank you for this. xo

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