Morisa Rosenberg
Head of Department
Property from the Lieberman Family Collection
Lot 37
Martin Lewis(1881-1962)Circus Night
26 March 2024, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$20,000 - US$30,000
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Victoria Zaks
Specialist, Head of Sale
Catherine Lay
Cataloguer
Martin Lewis (1881-1962)
Circus Night (McCarron 103), 1933
Drypoint on J. Whatman paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 43 recorded impressions, with margins, framed.
plate 11 1/8 x 14 3/4in (28.3 x 37.5cm)
sheet 14 9/16 x 18 1/2in (37 x 47cm)
Drypoint on J. Whatman paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 43 recorded impressions, with margins, framed.
plate 11 1/8 x 14 3/4in (28.3 x 37.5cm)
sheet 14 9/16 x 18 1/2in (37 x 47cm)
Footnotes
Richard and Elaine Lieberman collected passionately for more than four decades. Born and raised in New York City, they lived through the Great Depression and World War II, and these events shaped their worldviews and endured as cultural reference points. Much of the art they acquired is evocative of the era in which they lived: the rise of American culture, commerce, and power during the 20th century. Their personal aesthetic was grounded in Americana, from the great city where they were born, to the optimism of a mid-century nation emerging from a world war, and the West Coast's diverse cultural landscapes. At the same time, some pieces in the collection reach back toward their families' European roots. Throughout their lives, they identified strongly with the culture and heritage of the Jewish people, and this in part motivated them to collect works that explore the human condition by such artists as Marc Chagall, Käthe Kollwitz, Martin Lewis, and Francisco Zuñiga, among others.
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