Falling Figure

1947

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image consists of dynamic shapes and flowing lines that create a sense of movement and energy. The abstract composition resembles a figure in motion, with elongated forms and curves suggesting limbs and a torso. The overlapping and entwined shapes cascade and twist, evoking a sense of a gymnast mid-flip or an acrobat tumbling through the air. The color palette is dominated by blues, greens, purples, and blacks, accentuating the abstract forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black with color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.3 x 37.9 cm (17 13/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 63.6 x 48.5 cm (25 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 178, iv/iv

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. 178, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

across bottom, lower center in graphite: 4 color YGBR Falling Figure SWHayter 67; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 21116-e

Wikidata ID

Q74891891

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