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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zinnie, post: 505869, member: 9303&quot;]Not Hopper...but VERY close, in more ways than style.&nbsp; <b>Martin Lewis</b> was a contemporary of Hopper as well as the artist who helped Hopper learn to make prints AND they were good friends.&nbsp; How cool is this? </p><p><br /></p><p>You can tell the difference in their artistic styles but they are very close.&nbsp; Hopper is more detail oriented, more of a complete image, even in his sketches ie the video above. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;m going say that you may just have an original Martin Lewis sketch that never got to the etching stage, as I can&#039;t find a &#039;final&#039; image of it anywhere - not to say it doesn&#039;t exist though, maybe in a private collection? </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it was too sad, or too personal?&nbsp; I&#039;ve looked in 3 of my American prints/drawings books this morning and it&#039;s only Hopper and Lewis that come close to this artistic style, Martin being more &#039;loose&#039;, less detail driven, not as dark as Hopper.&nbsp; When I read the bios on them, it was revelatory that they were close buddies!</p><p><br /></p><p>And just now checking Lewis on the internet (I had to wait for my mouse to recharge - gah!!) I am finding a lot of Lewis to compare with what my books show.&nbsp; He loved putting women in hats, that&#039;s certain.&nbsp; You&#039;ll find lots of examples of his work in google Images.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not an expert by any means, just someone who loves printmaking especially back in those days (so fresh and varied).&nbsp; I hope you can find someone with real authority who can confirm it&#039;s Martin Lewis.&nbsp; Good luck and keep us posted! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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