Night Forest (plate, page 71) from Feuilles éparses

Stanley William HayterWW-1963-M010706

1963·Etching from an illustrated book with nine etchings (two with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint), two engravings, one aquatint, one drypoint, and one woodcut·plate: 8 1/8 × 6 7/8" (20.7 × 17.4 cm); page: 9 7/16 × 7 7/8" (24 × 20 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1963
Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with nine etchings (two with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint), two engravings, one aquatint, one drypoint, and one woodcut
Dimensions: plate: 8 1/8 × 6 7/8" (20.7 × 17.4 cm); page: 9 7/16 × 7 7/8" (24 × 20 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Stanley William Hayter

Artist

Stanley William Hayter

Drawing

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.

Paris, France

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