Bouleau

1976

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image consists of vertical lines that transition from green at the top to yellow and pink at the bottom. Abstract shapes in shades of orange and yellow are intertwined within the lines, resembling parts of musical instruments or boat sails in a sunset. The overlapping shapes and colors create a sense of movement within the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching with softground on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 49.8 x 39.7 cm (19 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 76.2 x 57 cm (30 x 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.229

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 387, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Black, Peter, and Désirée Moorhead. The Prints of Stanley William Hayter: A Complete Catalogue. Mount Kisco, New York: Moyer Bell Limited, 1992, no. 387, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 26/50; lower center in graphite: Bouleau; lower right in graphite: SWHayter 76

Watermarks

BFK Rives

Wikidata ID

Q76358431

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