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Description
Beautiful drawing of workers building what looks like the London Bridge with a crane and steam shovel. Signed and dated "1927 C J Martin" and Charles J Martin's signature below that.
Category
Fine Art
Distinguishing marks
C J Martin , Charles J Martin
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
14 1/2" X 21"
Date Period
1927
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Re: 1927 Etching signed by Charles J.Martin
Re: 1927 Etching signed by Charles J.Martin
Dead wrong!
Charles J. Martin was my grandmother's brother. He emigrated to the United States with his parents as an infant. As an adult, he was a Professor of Art at Teachers College of Columbia University in New York. He spent many summers in North Truro on Cape Cod and was one of the "Provincetown Painters" of the early to mid twentieth century. I grew up surrounded by Charles J. Martin paintings and etchings. I can attest that this is one of his works. You can see more of his works, photos of him and a short biography here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Martin_artist
If you have trouble with the link look up "Charles J.Martin wiki" on google and it will give you the link.