Martin Lewis

Derricks at Night
1927

A black and white etching depicting an industrial scene with a solitary figure standing near large cranes and cargo. Buildings with illuminated windows are in the background, suggesting evening or night-time work at a dock or construction site. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
A black and white etching depicting an industrial scene with a solitary figure standing near large cranes and cargo. Buildings with illuminated windows are in the background, suggesting evening or night-time work at a dock or construction site. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Date
1927

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 8 5/8 × 12 1/2in. (21.9 × 31.8 cm) Plate (sight): 7 7/8 × 11 7/8in. (20 × 30.2 cm)

Accession number
2018.239

Edition
Ed. 104 | Second state and Final state

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder

Rights and reproductions
The Estate of Martin Lewis

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