Le couple (The Couple)

1952

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image displays a network of overlapping lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. The interwoven curves and angles suggest a seated figure, with outlines resembling shoulders, a head, and limbs. The colors consist of turquoise and beige providing a backdrop for the darker, bold lines. The composition presents elements reminiscent of cubist forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 44.3 × 29.4 cm (17 7/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 64.6 × 51.3 cm (25 7/16 × 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 206, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, MD); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 17, 2008; 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. 206, iv/iv

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: SWHayter 52

Wikidata ID

Q76439287

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