La noyée (The Deluge)

1946

Stanley William Hayter and Joseph Hecht

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

Joseph Hecht

Artist, Polish, 1891 - 1951

The image shows swirling lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract scene. In the foreground, fluid lines and fish-like shapes intertwine. In the background, there are jagged shapes resembling rocks and bird figures. Above, there are "V" shaped lines suggesting birds in flight. Linear patterns and shapes create the impression of distant islands or figures. The overall composition evokes a coastal landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.6 × 43.8 cm (13 5/8 × 17 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.293

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 173, x/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1946 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

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. 173, x/x.

Wikidata ID

Q65084178

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