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(Cérès), Greeting Card for 1947–48

1947
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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 the work Augy’s Foot commemorates a major life event--the birth of the son of Hayter and his wife, the artist Helen Phillips--other cards are less personal, particularly those made as Hayter moved toward total abstraction.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: (Cérès), Greeting Card for 1947–48
  • Artist: Stanley William Hayter (British, London 1901–1988 Paris)
  • Date: 1947
  • Medium: Engraving and scorper
  • Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/4 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
    Sheet: 8 in. × 4 1/2 in. (20.3 × 11.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of John Taylor Arms, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.621.13
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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