Memories of Montreal, 1988. Pastel drawing.
Photo kindly contributed by Stephane Lavigueur, who says that "Stanley's work is still extremely relevant in 2014. Modern, contemporary, eco-friendly . . . he was really ahead of his time."
Memories of Montreal, 1988. Pastel drawing.
Photo kindly contributed by Stephane Lavigueur, who says that "Stanley's work is still extremely relevant in 2014. Modern, contemporary, eco-friendly . . . he was really ahead of his time."
The Artist
Numbered edition 31/35
Original signature and date (I think) 1981
It is inscribed: "Montreal, May 5 2005. To Jeannette, with esteem and sincere friendship, Stanley Lewis"
"This print hangs in my sitting room. I love it because it is clearly a depiction of the artist himself working with an engraving scriber. The artist is angular whereas his subject, a woman, is curvy and rotund. Light from heaven seems to illuminate his thoughts, perhaps providing inspiration. I like to think that Stanley (whom I never met) chose this image for Jeannette because their relationship was born in the heavens. That’s my thinking, anyway." Ivan Pope
The Artist
Numbered edition 31/35
Original signature and date (I think) 1981
It is inscribed: "Montreal, May 5 2005. To Jeannette, with esteem and sincere friendship, Stanley Lewis"
"This print hangs in my sitting room. I love it because it is clearly a depiction of the artist himself working with an engraving scriber. The artist is angular whereas his subject, a woman, is curvy and rotund. Light from heaven seems to illuminate his thoughts, perhaps providing inspiration. I like to think that Stanley (whom I never met) chose this image for Jeannette because their relationship was born in the heavens. That’s my thinking, anyway." Ivan Pope
Dorothy Byers has sent these photos of her Stanley Lewis sculpture. It has two stones - a granite plinth on the bottom and marble on top - joined by brass..
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"My father, John Byers, OCA, taught sculpture at the MMFA in the 40s and 50s (he had been a student of Lismer at OCA in the 20s). I think Stanley was Dad's student at one point, and he bought the sculpture from him".
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Young Musician 3/12 woodcut on canvas 83"x 18" Stanley Lewis 1965
Norman George sent these photos to us today (23/03/2022) by emaiI from Canada with this message: "I buy artwork from estates and thriftstores, the latter being where I unearthed this Stanley Lewis print. The work is currently on loan to Otis Tamasauskas printmaker, who is Latvian and wanted it to be a part of his Putin protest installation at his studio in Gananoque. I hope that this will be enjoyed by all. Cheers, Norman George"
Young Musician 1965
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Young Musician 1965
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Protest
Protest piece
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Perspectives 2
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Perspectives 3
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Perspectives 2 and 3
Images kindly supplied by Helena Michie. She says: "I love these images, Perspectives 2 and 3 by Stanley Lewis. To me, they speak to what we recognize, and I see them as a pair, depicting complementary states of the human condition - Mortality and Transcendence - as reverse sides of the coin. Each is a kind of diptych in-one.
Perspectives 2 conveys a sense of the burden of ´this mortal coil’ from which there is no escape. In image 1, a lone male figure, stooped with head down, is stumbling through a starry rocky night landscape, while cosmic rays hit him from the front. In Image 2 he is upright yet unable to lift his head. The man is doubly imprisoned; his body a carapace bound from top to toe is isolated in a dark coffined cell; his back virtually against the wall. High up, out of reach, is a small window with light beyond.
Perspectives 3 suggests a belonging to the cosmos. Image 1 features a slender human figure standing in a rocky starry night landscape, head bowed as if in prayer while receiving cosmic rays. In image 2, the figure is luminous, poised, part of the landscape littered with stars."
Desert Morning
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Yom Kippur
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Desert Morning, Yom Kippur
Allan and Claire Sheres have kindly sent us these photos of their Stanley Lewis prints. Claire says: "I met Stanley while working with the exhibitions and artists at the Saydie Bronfman Center in the early 70s. He was always warm and welcoming. Stanley gave us Desert Morning p. p. as our engagement present in 1973 and my parents gave us the Yom Kippur 2/40 as our first wedding anniversary gift in 1975."
A big thank you to Lydia Landori who sent us this photo and message: "My father knew Stanley, who gave him 3 carvings. This is one of them. All of us including my brother love Stanley's work and style. If anyone has any information about this piece please contact us.