Centauresse

1944

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

Curt Valentin

Publisher, American, born Germany, 1902 - 1954

This print shows a composition of overlapping lines and shapes, featuring a figure that looks like a human with the lower body of a horse, surrounded by geometric elements. The design includes curves and straight lines and overlapping shapes in various bright colors like purple, yellow, blue, and green, resembling stained glass. The print is surrounded by a border of off-white paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving and softground etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.9 x 10.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 in.)
    sheet: 28.6 x 23.2 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.73.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Black and Moorhead 1992, no. 157, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

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. 157, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65577649

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