L'Escoutay

1951

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

International Graphic Arts Society

Publisher

Dadi Wirz

Printer, American, born Switzerland, 1931

The image displays a complex arrangement of swirling lines and shapes forming an abstract design. Bold black lines intersect and intertwine, creating loops and arches. Teal, pink, brown, and orange colors fill the background in layers. Subtle shapes resembling a string instrument or abstracted figures are present in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joseph P. DiGangi

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.7 x 30.5 cm (7 3/4 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 38.1 x 49.2 cm (15 x 19 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.97.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 200, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph P. DiGangi, Arlington, Virginia; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

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. 200.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 197/200; lower right in graphite: SW Hayter 51; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #1

Markings

embossed: International Graphics / Arts Society, Inc

Watermarks

Marais

Wikidata ID

Q76439203

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