Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd

Description

A scarce early engraving and soft-ground etching, printed in black ink on laid paper. Signed and dated SW Hayter 34 in pencil. No title or edition number. Indistinctly inscribed ……? Bill? 18.3.37 , (upper left): The back of the sheet is inscribed: E 7415 – £10 – S. W. Hayter (top right) also inscribed Z087 (bottom left corner). The British Museum has one example of the print, No. 1989,0617.12 (not illustrated on their website).

Reference: Black et Désirée Moorhead, Ed. Phaidon, 1992 / The Prints of Stanley William Hayter (82.iii). Illustrated on page 115 of the catalogue.

Condition: Generally, the condition is good. The paper has discoloured and there is a slight difference in tone just outside the platemark. There are foxing spots and three small patches of old glue close to the top of the sheet. There are a couple of faint surface scratches (upper left) probably done during the printing process. The print is to be sold in its present condition without a mount or frame and will be delivered in a conservation standard clear polyester sleeve.

The print is a rare edition and is likely to have been a working proof given or sold to a friend or dealer.

Sheet size: irregular, approximately 12 x 12 ½ in.
Plate mark: 19.6 x 21.2 cm.

English painter and printmaker Stanley William Hayter was one of the most significant printmakers of the 20th century. He was associated with Surrealism in the 1930s and from the 1940s onwards with Abstract Expressionism. He founded the renowned Atelier 17 studio in Paris in 1927, frequented by such artists as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Flora Blanc. Hayter was an innovator, playing a large role in the development of viscosity printing with oil-based inks. As a painter, Hayter created some of the most significant images of his century.
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CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
If a picture is shown to be framed, then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. All the pictures we offer are available for purchase in the condition you see them advertised. More details including high resolution images can be sent for closer inspection. For added protection unframed and mounted pictures are wrapped in clear polyester film before shipping to the customer.