# Martin Lewis artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-19T14:20:23.799Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1881-06-14
- Death date: 1962-02-22
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Etching, Printmaking and graphic art, Works on paper and prints

## About Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis (1881–1962) was an Australian-born American artist best known as an etcher and printmaker. Authority records identify him as an American engraver, while museum and library profiles help distinguish him from other people with the same name. His documented public identity is closely tied to graphic art: institutional catalogue references describe exhibitions of his graphic work and prints, and major museum collection pages maintain stable artist records for him. Collectors therefore most often encounter Lewis through impressions on paper rather than through a broadly documented range of media. The available sources do not establish a formal movement affiliation or a dependable list of recurring subjects, so those details should not be inferred. For appraisal and cataloguing, his full life dates, authorship, print medium, and authority identifiers are especially useful for separating genuine artist records from unrelated Martin Lewis entries.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers are most likely to encounter Martin Lewis through etchings, graphic prints, and other works on paper. Catalogue descriptions should record the exact technique, sheet and image dimensions, signature or inscription, edition or state information, paper condition, and any documented provenance. The collected sources do not provide enough evidence to publish a definitive list of recurring subjects, named series, or additional media.

## Market and appraisal context

Martin Lewis market comparisons should begin with etchings and other prints that match the proposed work in medium, dimensions, date, edition or state, and subject matter. Condition is especially important for works on paper: surface quality, restoration, trimming, staining, and other physical differences can limit the usefulness of an otherwise similar sale. Signatures, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence should also be checked. Public auction results provide useful comparable evidence, but reported totals may treat buyer premiums differently, while private sales and incomplete feeds remain outside the visible record. A defensible appraisal should therefore use multiple closely related lots rather than a single headline result.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research and stable authority records with matched auction data. When available, the market record includes auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, images, and comparable lots; private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/12419561X
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22950598/
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/3523
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.4704.html
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500028815
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6776001
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lewis_(artist)
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lewis_(artiste)
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/martin-lewis/