Greeting Card for 1944–45
Beginning in 1931, Hayter made numerous year-end holiday cards. These works, which act as a survey of his artistic concerns, practices, and styles, range from black-and-white Surrealist-inspired intaglio compositions to Op art pieces marked by allover compositions and bold contrasts of color. Most were printed in (unnumbered) editions of around one hundred and sent to friends and family, often with inscriptions. While Augy’s Foot, a holiday card and birth announcement made in 1940 commemorates a major life events, most cards are less personal, particularly those made as Hayter moved toward total abstraction.
Artwork Details
- Title: Greeting Card for 1944–45
- Artist: Stanley William Hayter (British, London 1901–1988 Paris)
- Date: 1944–45
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 4 × 3 in. (10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of John Taylor Arms, 1955
- Object Number: 55.621.63
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1960
Stanley William Hayter
1952
Stanley William Hayter
1944
Stanley William Hayter
1941
Stanley William Hayter
1943
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