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Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The artwork features an array of intersecting lines and shapes, creating an abstract composition. The lines twist and overlap, forming angular structures. There are figures or objects intertwined. The background consists of textured areas and geometric segments, adding depth and contrast to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 40.3 x 50.2 cm (15 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 x 53.3 cm (17 1/8 x 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.80

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 102

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sotheby's, London, June 28, 1994, lot 287); (via Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington. D.C.; 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. 102.

Wikidata ID

Q76439159

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