Artist

Stanley William Hayter

English, born London, England 1901-died Paris, France 1988; active USA 1940-1950
Media - portrait_image_113204.jpg - 90137
Courtesy Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Also known as
  • S. W. Hayter
  • Stanley Hayter
  • William Hayter
  • Stanley W. Hayter
Born
London, England
Died
Paris, France
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Stanley William Hayter studied chemistry and geology in England and worked for several years as a research scientist in the Middle East. He painted during his free time and in 1926 moved to Paris to become a full-time artist. A year later, he established Atelier 17, a printmaking workshop where artists such as Max Ernst, Joan Miro, and Pablo Picasso could experiment with different techniques and media. In 1940, Hayter moved his studio to New York, where he attracted not only European painters and printmakers taking refuge from the war, but also young American artists interested in the ideas these exiles brought with them. The Atelier helped to shape the early years of abstract expressionism and became one of the most influential graphic arts workshops of the twentieth century. (Anderson, Pursuit of the Marvelous, 1990)

Works by this artist (16 items)

Stanley William Hayter, Victime, 1943-1946, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.34
Victime
Date1943-1946
oil on canvas
On view
Stanley William Hayter, Cinq Personnages, 1946, color etching and engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob and Ruth Kainen, 1993.75.1
Cinq Personnages
Date1946
color etching and engraving on paper
Not on view
Night Moth, from the portfolio Laurels, Number One
Date1946
engraving and aquatint with color offset on paper
Not on view