Quarter of Nine - Saturday's Children

1929

Martin Lewis

Associated Names
Martin Lewis

Artist, American, born Australia, 1881 - 1962

The image depicts a bustling urban scene from street level. Buildings rise on either side, guiding the eye into the distance where the street narrows and fades into a light haze. The style of brushstrokes is detailed and intricate, likely an engraving or etching, with fine lines giving texture to the buildings and cobblestones. The sky is rendered with soft, diagonal strokes radiating from above. The color palette consists of sepia tones, capturing pedestrians and vehicles on a busy city street. Light and shadow play across the pavement and a large cylindrical tower adds a dramatic, historical element to the architecture. Buildings on the left continue into the distance, while to the right, a rounded tower dominates the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in brown-black on J.B. Green paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 x 32.7 cm (9 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34 x 45.7 cm (13 3/8 x 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    McCarron 1995, no. 78


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2017

  • The Urban Scene: 1920-1950, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2017.

Bibliography

1995

  • McCarron, Paul. The Prints of Martin Lewis: A Catalogue Raisonné. Bronxville, New York: M. Hausberg, 1995, pp. 144-145, no. 78.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Martin Lewis; lower right in graphite: Martin Lewis - imp.

Watermarks

[Christ on Veronica's kerchief] / 13 99 / Hand [Made] / FJH

Wikidata ID

Q65080977

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