Pâques (Easter)
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engraving and softground etching in black
Dimensions
plate: 29.8 x 17.8 cm (11 3/4 x 7 in.) sheet: 52.7 x 40.3 cm (20 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2012.92.81
Art Historical Context
Stanley William Hayter's *Pâques (Easter)*, created in 1936, is a striking black engraving and softground etching that captures the innovative spirit of mid-20th-century print. Measuring nearly 30 x 18 cm on the plate, intimate work invites close viewing, revealing the precision of Hayter's line work against the expansive sheet. As a foundational figure in modern graphics, Hayter founded the legendary Atelier 17 workshop in Paris in 1927, where he attracted international artists like Joan Miró and Max Ernst, pushing boundaries in technique and experimentation. The dual process of engraving—di...
About the Artist
Stanley William Hayter
Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988), born in Hackney, London, to painter and sign-maker William Harry Hayter, initially pursued a scientific career, earning a degree in chemistry and geology from King's College London. He worked as a research chemist for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in Abadan, Iran, from 1922 to 1925, painting portraits of colleagues in his spare time; an exhibition of these upon ...