Albatross

1973

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image shows an array of diagonal lines in turquoise and purple colors. The lines create a dynamic, wave-like pattern. The undulating curves suggest movement, while the overlapping elements provide depth and complexity reminiscent of an optical illusion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching with softground on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 48.6 x 59.4 cm (19 1/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 55.2 x 75.2 cm (21 3/4 x 29 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.98

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 365

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pierre Sanchez, Paris); Ruth Kainen, purchased July 31, 1994; 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. 365.

Watermarks

BFK Rives

Wikidata ID

Q76439182

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