L'Escoutay

1951

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image displays swirling lines and overlapping shapes creating an abstract scene. The lines intersect and form loops and curves. The background features colors like teal, pink, cream, and brown in wave-like forms. The design suggests movement and fluidity, inviting an exploration of form and color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black with color offset woodblock

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.7 x 30.8 cm (7 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.4 x 49.2 cm (15 1/8 x 19 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.84

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 200

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, MD); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased June 26, 2001; 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. 200.

Wikidata ID

Q76439164

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