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1953

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image depicts a chaotic composition of swirling lines and overlapping shapes. The lines crisscross over each other, intersecting in a web-like pattern. Bold colors such as green, orange, and purple blend together to form abstract shapes. The layered texture and rich color palette enhance the artwork’s abstract quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.2 x 3.17 cm (11 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 37 x 30.6 cm (14 9/16 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.54.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 210

Artwork history & notes

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. 210.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Etat IV 2/S; lower right in graphite: SWHayter 53; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 70-; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 936/70-

Wikidata ID

Q76440120

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