Le pendu (The Hanged Man)

1983

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image displays swirling and intersecting lines with a gradient background transitioning from blue to red on the right and green in the center. The abstract composition features intricate lines resembling tangled threads or wires, creating dynamic movement across different color planes. Some lines are curvilinear while others form a mesh-like structure. Dotted lines are scattered throughout the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 57.8 x 52.4 cm (22 3/4 x 20 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 91.4 x 63.2 cm (36 x 24 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 443

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(J.L.W. Bird Fine Art Dealer, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 2, 1993; 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. 443.

Wikidata ID

Q76439192

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