Laocoön

1943

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

Marian Willard Gallery

Publisher

The image displays a complex array of lines and curves intertwined across the canvas, varying in density and direction. The abstract composition creates a sense of dynamic movement, with sweeping arcs. Some lines suggest forms reminiscent of feathers or elongated beaks. These elements blend into a textured background, enhancing the overall sense of an abstract, organic scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and softground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.1 x 55.2 cm (12 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.4 x 64.1 cm (15 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.76

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 154, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1945 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • S.W. Hayter Retrospective, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, and subsequent tour organize by The Arts Council, 1957-1958, no. 29.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

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. 154, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 17/30; lower center in graphite: Laocöon; lower right in graphite: SWHayter 43; center right in graphite by unknown hand: 2=27 1/2 x 17 3/8

Wikidata ID

Q65025650

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