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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
MARTIN LEWIS Hi-Li Tournament.
Drypoint, 1937. 214x335 mm; 8 3/8x13 1/4 inches, full margins. One of only 4 trial proofs, aside from the edition of approximately only 13. Signed and inscribed "Trial proof no. 5" in pencil, lower margin. A superb impression of this extremely scarce print with all the fine lines distinct.
In this scene, Lewis (1881-1962) depicted children in his Upper East Side, New York neighborhood playing paddle ball, known locally as "Hi-Li." McCarron asserts that the name likely originates from the Basque pelota game Jai Alai.
We have found only 4 other impressions at auction in the past 30 years. McCarron 122.
