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Night and Day by Stanley William Hayter

Night and Day

Stanley William Hayter · 1952

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DETAILS
Artist
Stanley William Hayter
Date
1952
Medium
Color etching, soft ground etching, engraving and scorper on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 58.7 × 44.3 cm (23 1/8 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 70.2 × 53.6 cm (27 11/16 × 21 1/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of A. James Speyer
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Stanley William Hayter

Stanley William Hayter, a master printmaker, revolutionized the art of engraving and founded the influential Atelier 17 studio in Paris and New York.

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