Martin Lewis’ nocturnal NYC scenes really are his best. Some of them are bit “noir”, ominous or foreboding, but today’s print is very sweet. A “Chance Meeting” on a sidewalk in Manhattan, at night outside a brightly lit store, seems full of the excitement of hope and possibility. This print was made by drypoint, the uncommon fine needle engraving technique of which Lewis was really a master.
Chance Meeting (Drypoint, 1941)
