Perseïdes (Perseids)

1958

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image displays swirling and intersecting lines in turquoise against a dark background, creating an intricate abstract scene. The lines form a network of shapes, with splatters and droplets dispersed across the image, adding to the sense of movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.5 x 36.8 cm (11 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 x 50.8 cm (17 1/8 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.94

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 247

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Stasik Fine Arts, Darien, CT); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 9, 1995; gift to NGA, 2012.

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. 247.

Wikidata ID

Q76439177

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