Martin Lewis: career timeline

American · 1881–1962 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 40 of 79 lots (51% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Martin Lewis: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1910s	3	3	$4.1kSign up	Other
1920s	12	11	$1.8kSign up	Drypoint
1930s	22	16	$4.3kSign up	Drypoint
1940s	2	2	$9.1kSign up	Drypoint
1950s	1	1	$750Sign up	Drypoint

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1910s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $4.1kSign up
Average: $3.6kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 6.5 in (25 × 17 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1)

1916 The Roustabout$1.9kSign up
1916 Dock Workers Under the Brooklyn Bridge, 1916$4.7kSign up
1918 Above the Yards, Weehawken, 1918$4.1kSign up

1920s 12 works

Sold: 11 of 12
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $5.4kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 11 in (23 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (6), Other (4), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Boats (1), Sunsets & night (1)

1925 Trees at Gotemba (Japan)$1.3kSign up
1925 Showers on the Bay (Japan)$1.4kSign up
1925 The Return, 1925$1.7kSign up
1926 Shadows on the Road$875Sign up
1926 Departure of the Boats, Japan, 1926$1.8kSign up
1926 The Bridge Near Nikko, 1926$1.4kSign up
1927 DERRICKS AT NIGHT (MCCARRON 62), 1927$2.8kSign up
1927 Mother and Daughter, 1927$2.9kSign up
1927 Street Booth, Tokyo, New Year's Eve$2.9kSign up
1928 Rain on Murray HillUnsold
1929 The Panic$38.1kSign up
1929 Wet Saturday (M. 81)$3.8kSign up

1930s 22 works

Sold: 16 of 22
Median: $4.3kSign up
Average: $4.1kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 10 in (24 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (10), Etching (9), Other (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (7), Figures & portraits (2), Markets & villages (1)

Show 10 more (1930s)

c. 1933 Drawing for Circus NightUnsold
1933 UntitledResult not published
1935 Angry Man$1.5kSign up
1935 Angry Man, 1935$1.4kSign up
1935 The Great Shadow (34Th Street and Madison Avenue), 1935 (M 33)$4.6kSign up
1936 Politics (Mc. 118)$4.5kSign up
1937 Day's End (Mc. 120)$12kSign up
c. 1939 Boss of the Block$819Sign up
1939 Boss of the Block, 1939$1.7kSign up
c. 1939 - ''Boss of the Block'' (Mc Carron 128)-$800Sign up

1940s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $9.1kSign up
Average: $9.1kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 7.5 in (27 × 19 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (2)
Subjects: —

c. 1940 Chance Meeting (McCarron 131)$5.6kSign up
c. 1940 Chance Meeting$12.5kSign up

1950s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $750Sign up
Average: $750Sign up
Typical size: 5.5 × 8.5 in (14 × 21 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1953 Self-Portrait with Etching Equipment$750Sign up

Creation date not recorded

39 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $19.5kSign up
Average: $19.5kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 9 in (35 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2003 Chance Meeting$6kSign up
sold 2006 Untitled$33kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 26 works

Sold: 18 of 26
Median: $6.8kSign up
Average: $10.4kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 10 in (27 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (19), Other (4), Print (other) (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (3), Landscapes (2), Beach scenes (1)

sold 2010 SNOW ON THE EL, posthumously signed in pencil lower margin$3.5kSign up
sold 2010 Rain on Murray Hill$15kSign up
sold 2010 Wet SaturdayUnsold
sold 2010 Boss of the BlockUnsold
sold 2010 Subway Steps$28kSign up
sold 2010 Glow of the City$24kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2010 SNOW ON THE EL, posthumously signed in pencil lower marginUnsold
sold 2010 Relics$20kSign up
sold 2010 Shadow Dance$18kSign up
sold 2010 Spring Night$8.5kSign up
sold 2010 Break in the Thunderstorm$12kSign up
sold 2010 Manhattan Lights$7kSign up

…and 14 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $5kSign up
Average: $7.5kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 10.5 in (27 × 27 cm)
Mediums: Drypoint (8), Etching (3)
Subjects: Markets & villages (2), Sunsets & night (2)

sold 2020 Winter on White StreetUnsold
sold 2020 Stoops in the Snow$17kSign up
sold 2020 - "Night in New York" (Mc Carron 102)-$3.8kSign up
sold 2020 - ''Corner Shadows'' (Mc Carron 83)-$5kSign up
sold 2021 Winter on White Street$12.6kSign up
sold 2022 s End, H 9.75'Result not published

Show 5 more (2020s)

sold 2023 Night in New York$6.6kSign up
sold 2024 Windy Day$2.3kSign up
sold 2024 Stoops in Snow$15kSign up
sold 2024 Boss of the Block$750Sign up
sold 2024 Chance Meeting$4.3kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Martin Lewis auction results →