Artist Monograph

Stanley William Hayter, British

British, 1901–1988

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	20	57.1%
Engraving	9	25.7%
Lithography	3	8.6%
Other Media	2	5.7%
Screenprint	1	2.9%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	34	97.1%
Painting & Sculpture	1	2.9%

Production by Decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Classification Types

Print — 21
Illustrated Book — 13
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	20	57.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	42.9%

Range: 10.2 cm → 64.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1941	7
1943	2
1944	1
1945	1
1947	1
1949	6
1951	3
1963	1
1964	2
1965	2
1968	1
1970	1
1974	2
1975	1
1976	1
1988	2
1989	1

Currently On View

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British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 35 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Rue de la Villette Print Acc. 8.1989	1930	Engraving and drypoint	plate: 8 3/16 x 10 1/2" (20.8 x 26.7 cm); sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/4" (27 x 38.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Fund
Archipelago, or Meeting of the Islands (plate, page 49) from Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.5	1932	Engraving with roulette from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	plate: 6 1/8 × 3 11/16" (15.5 × 9.4 cm); page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 6 1/4" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Cassie (plate, page 39) from Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.4	1932	Engraving from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	plate: 6 1/8 × 3 11/16" (15.5 × 9.3 cm); page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 6 1/4" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.1-5	1932	Engraving from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	various plate dimensions; page (each irreg.): 9 13/16 × 6 1/4" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Compliant, or Some Moments of Imperial Life (plate, page 21) from Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.2	1932	Engraving from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	plate: 6 1/8 × 3 11/16" (15.5 × 9.4 cm); page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 6 1/4" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Marquis de Sade (plate, page 11) from Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.1	1932	Engraving from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	plate: 6 1/8 × 3 11/16" (15.5 × 9.4 cm); page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 5 15/16" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Prisoner of the Islands (plate, page 31) from Cast Shadows (Ombres portées) Illustrated Book Acc. 574.1949.3	1932	Engraving from an illustrated book with five engravings, two with roulette	plate: 6 1/8 × 3 11/16" (15.5 × 9.4 cm); page (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 6 1/4" (25 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Oedipus Print Acc. 515.1941	1934	Engraving and etching with roulette	plate: 5 7/8 x 6 5/16" (14.9 x 16 cm); sheet: 9 x 12 5/16" (22.8 x 31.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Plate for The Rape of Lucretia Print Acc. 269.1942	1934	Original copper plate for engraving and soft ground etching	11 13/16 x 14 3/8" (30.0 x 36.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Rape of Lucretia (Viol de Lucréce) Print Acc. 517.1941	1934	Engraving and etching	plate: 11 3/4 x 14" (29.9 x 35.6 cm); sheet: 15 7/16 x 20 9/16" (39.2 x 52.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Combat Print Acc. 518.1941	1936, published 1941	Engraving and etching	plate: 15 3/4 x 19 3/8" (40 x 49.2 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 28 3/4" (64 x 73 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
L'Apocalypse Illustrated Book Acc. 580.1976	1937	Illustrated book with one engraving and etching	plate 3 1/2 x 6" (8.9 x 15.3 cm) Page (very irreg.): 5 7/16 – 5 15/16" x 3 3/4 x 3 7/8" (13.8 – 15.2 x 9.5 – 9.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Plate 7 from Solidarité (Solidarity) Illustrated Book Acc. 1099.1964.7	1938	Engraving from an illustrated book with four etchings (one with aquatint and engraving) and three engravings (one with drypoint)	plate: 4 × 2 15/16" (10.2 × 7.4 cm); sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/2" (22.3 × 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
España (folio 5) from Fraternity Illustrated Book Acc. 376.1951.2	1939	Engraving from an illustrated book with eight engravings (including slipcase, one with etching, one with aquatint and roulette), one drypoint, and one etching	plate: 5 1/16 × 3 1/2" (12.8 × 8.9 cm); sheet: 9 × 6 7/16" (22.8 × 16.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Fraternity (slipcase front) from Fraternity Illustrated Book Acc. 376.1951.10	1939	Engraving from an illustrated book with eight engravings (including slipcase, one with etching, one with aquatint and roulette), one drypoint, and one etching	composition: 4 × 2 11/16" (10.2 × 6.8 cm); page: 9 1/2 × 6 15/16" (24.1 × 17.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Invocation Print Acc. 534.1941	1939	Engraving and etching	plate: 6 3/16 x 4 7/16" (15.7 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The London Bulletin
Hand Sculpture Sculpture Acc. 519.1941	1940	Plaster	15 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4" (38.8 x 17.2 x 17.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Maternity Print Acc. 516.1941	1940	Engraving and etching	plate: 8 15/16 x 7 1/2" (22.7 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Centauresse Print Acc. 73.1944	1943–44	Engraving and etching	composition: 5 15/16 x 3 15/16" (15.1 x 10cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Laocoön Print Acc. 70.1943	1943	Engraving and etching	plate: 12 1/4 x 21 3/4" (31.1 x 55.2cm); sheet: 15 1/16 x 24 1/8" (38.2 x 61.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Tarantelle Print Acc. 752.1943	1943	Engraving and etching	plate: 21 5/8 x 13" (55 x 33cm); sheet (irreg.): 25 1/8 x 15 1/8" (63.8 x 38.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Edward M. M. Warburg Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 343.1988	1943	Engraving on plaster, carved	composition 8 x 9 9/16" (20.4 x 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Estate of Marian Willard Johnson
Amazon Print Acc. 161.1945	1945	Engraving and etching	plate: 24 1/2 x 15 7/8" (62.2 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 20 1/4" (76 x 51.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Philip Johnson Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 176.1988	1947, published 1982	Drypoint	plate: 13 7/8 x 18 9/16" (35.3 x 47.2 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 25 5/8" (50 x 65.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Miles O. Epstein Fund
Virtual Figure (Personnage virtuelle) from Brunidor Portfolio, No. 1 Print Acc. 342.1947.4	1947	Etching and engraving from a portfolio of five etchings (one with engraving) and two lithographs	plate: 11 3/4 x 8 7/8" (29.9 x 22.5 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 13 1/16" (42 x 33.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
Death by Water Print Acc. 48.1968	1948	Engraving	plate: 13 13/16 x 23 13/16" (35.1 x 60.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 29 3/4" (56.5 x 75.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
In-text plate (folio 11) from 21 Etchings and Poems Illustrated Book Acc. 131.1963.8	c. 1950s, published 1960	Engraving from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure	plate: 11 7/16 × 7 5/8" (29.1 × 19.3 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Jacquelynn Shlaes
Sun Dance Print Acc. 383.1951	1951	Engraving and soft ground etching	plate: 15 1/2 x 9 3/8" (39.3 x 23.8 cm); sheet: 22 5/16 x 15" (56.7 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
The Couple Print Acc. 169.1965	1952	Engraving and etching	plate: 17 1/2 x 11 11/16" (44.5 x 29.7cm); sheet: 22 1/8 x 14 7/8" (56.2 x 37.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Homer Kripke
Jeau d'eau Print Acc. 170.1965	1953	Engraving and soft-ground etching	plate: 14 15/16 x 12 3/8" (38 x 31.5 cm); sheet: 24 1/4 x 18 1/2" (61.6 x 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Homer Kripke
Plate 15 from L'AVANGUARDIA INTERNAZIONALE, Volume 1/L'AVANT-GARDE INTERNATIONALE, Volume 1/THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE, Volume 1 Illustrated Book Acc. 800.1963.15	1962	Soft ground etching, printed in black	plate 5 7/8 x 4 1/2" (14.9 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter H. Deitsch
Night Forest (plate, page 71) from Feuilles éparses Illustrated Book Acc. 202.1970.9	1963, published 1965	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) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Donald Karshan Fund
Cross Current Print Acc. 2007.1967	1967	Lithograph	composition: 14 3/4 × 22 5/8" (37.5 × 57.5 cm); sheet: 20 3/16 × 27 1/8" (51.2 × 68.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Slip Stream Print Acc. 2006.1967	1967	Lithograph	composition (slightly irreg.): 24 5/16 × 17 5/8" (61.7 × 44.7 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 3/4" (76.3 × 55.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Backwash (Ressac) from For Meyer Schapiro Print Acc. 1358.1974.1	1973, published 1974	Lithograph from a portfolio of four lithographs (one with embossing), three screenprints (one with stamp additions), two lithograph and screenprints (one with embossing), two etching and aquatints, and one duplicated drawing	composition: 14 1/4 × 25 9/16" (36.2 × 64.9 cm); sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 15/16" (54 x 76 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bagley Wright