Cronos

1944

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image displays intertwining curved and angular lines across the canvas, creating a complex arrangement of shapes. It gives a sense of motion and energy, with some parts resembling outlines of a reclining human figure, limbs, or mechanical structures. The chaotic yet deliberate linework captures the essence of movement or machinery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.01 x 50.17 cm (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 x 60.33 cm (19 x 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.2397

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 160, iii/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; 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. 160, iii/vi.

Inscriptions

lower left in blue pencil: No. 2 Third State; lower center in graphite: Cronos; lower right in blue pencil: SWH 2-11-44; lower right in graphite: SW Hayter

Wikidata ID

Q76443014

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