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Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image showcases swirling lines and overlapping shapes in an abstract pattern on the canvas. The design includes curved and angular forms, hinting at shapes like birds or ribbons. Bold colors such as pink, teal, yellow, and black contrast with each other, similar to a fragmented stained glass window. The intersecting lines create a dynamic web-like effect, adding depth and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.8 x 20.3 cm (11 3/4 x 8 in.)
    sheet: 39.4 x 29.5 cm (15 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.90

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 210

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Weston Gallery, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 16, 1996, 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. 210.

Wikidata ID

Q76439172

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