In the gallery, Orlando
Martin Lewis
(Castlemaine, Australia, 1881 - 1962, New York, New York)
Dockworkers Under the Brooklyn Bridge c. 1915
Oil on board
Martin Lewis is an artist best known for his paintings and prints that depict scenes of everyday life set against the visual drama and romantic spirit of New York City.
Working in New York from 1905 until his death in 1962, Lewis's pictures are noted for their insightful observations, strong compositions and skillful execution. Dockworkers Under the Brooklyn Bridge, ca. 1915 is an example of one of the artist's very best paintings of a New York subject produced near the beginning of his career. The painting presents a group of workmen gathered in the morning who are about to start the day. Above them is a soaring view of the bridge arching across a misty, smoke-filled sky to the Brooklyn side of the East River. On the far shore smoke rises from factory chimneys, a sign of the city at work. This painting is a celebration of one of New York's most iconic landmarks, the Brooklyn Bridge, and expresses a spirit of optimism in American achievement, industry, and hard work that was current in early 20th century New York.
In the gallery, Orlando
Martin Lewis
(Castlemaine, Australia, 1881 - 1962, New York, New York)
Dockworkers Under the Brooklyn Bridge c. 1915
Oil on board
Martin Lewis is an artist best known for his paintings and prints that depict scenes of everyday life set against the visual drama and romantic spirit of New York City.
Working in New York from 1905 until his death in 1962, Lewis's pictures are noted for their insightful observations, strong compositions and skillful execution. Dockworkers Under the Brooklyn Bridge, ca. 1915 is an example of one of the artist's very best paintings of a New York subject produced near the beginning of his career. The painting presents a group of workmen gathered in the morning who are about to start the day. Above them is a soaring view of the bridge arching across a misty, smoke-filled sky to the Brooklyn side of the East River. On the far shore smoke rises from factory chimneys, a sign of the city at work. This painting is a celebration of one of New York's most iconic landmarks, the Brooklyn Bridge, and expresses a spirit of optimism in American achievement, industry, and hard work that was current in early 20th century New York.