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Stanley William HayterWW-1945-M055063
1945·Engraving and etching·plate: 24 1/2 x 15 7/8" (62.2 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 20 1/4" (76 x 51.4 cm)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1945
- Medium
- Engraving and etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 24 1/2 x 15 7/8" (62.2 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 20 1/4" (76 x 51.4 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Stanley William Hayter
Artist

Stanley William Hayter
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Stanley William Hayter was a British printmaker and pioneer of experimental intaglio technique whose atelier in Paris became a nexus for postwar modernism. Working primarily in engraving and etching, he developed innovative methods of color printing and surface manipulation that expanded the technical and conceptual possibilities of the medium. His studio, Atelier 17, attracted artists including Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock, who adopted and adapted his approaches. Hayter's prints combine geometric abstraction with organic, gestural mark-making, treating the copper plate as a dynamic field for experimentation rather than a vehicle for reproduction.
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- Stanley William Hayter
- Year
- 1945
- Medium
- Engraving and etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 24 1/2 x 15 7/8" (62.2 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 20 1/4" (76 x 51.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1945-M055063
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- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
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- Status
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