Sheet of Sketches

1972

Stanley William Hayter

Associated Names
Stanley William Hayter

Artist, British, 1901 - 1988

The image shows abstract sketches with geometric and organic shapes, curved and straight lines intersecting and weaving through each other. The patterns resemble woven fabrics or tangled threads. Some configurations suggest abstracted human forms or motion studies due to their vertical and connected structure. Colors like blue, pink, and purple are used to enhance the sense of depth and complexity in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored felt-tip pens and graphite with gray wash on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 65.1 x 92.4 cm (25 5/8 x 36 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.87.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Elaine Benson Gallery, Inc., Bridgehampton, NY?); Jacob and Ruth Cole Kainen, Chevy Chase, MD, purchased July 7, 1979?; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 30.3.72; upper left, up-side-down, in graphite: 30.3.72

Wikidata ID

Q64632434

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