Onde Verte

1965

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

Eugenio Tellez

Printer, Chilean, born 1939

Editions Alecto

Publisher

The image features a series of diagonal lines and curving shapes intersecting to form a dynamic wave-like pattern. The abstract artwork evokes the appearance of a densely woven textile or the rippled surface of a body of water in motion. The overlapping lines and shapes create intricate patterns, similar to those found in nature or a busy cityscape. Earthy tones are visible within the lines, contrasting against the predominant green hues and adding depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching with softground on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Lasky Charitable Lead Trust)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 58.9 × 50.01 cm (23 3/16 × 19 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 82.55 × 68.74 cm (32 1/2 × 27 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3278

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 290, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Moses Lasky, San Francisco, California; Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, New York, 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by National Gallery of Art

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, p. 263, no. 290, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Essai de couleur D; lower center in graphite: Onde Verte; lower right in graphite: SWHayter 65; lower right verso in black ink by unknown hand: ML 322

Wikidata ID

Q77010163

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