Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis) by Stanley William Hayter

Metamorphosis of Love (Fausts Metamorphosis) by Stanley William Hayter

Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis)

Stanley William Hayter

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Title

Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis)

 
Artist
Year
1931 -2 
Technique
engraving and mezzotint 
Image Size
5 7/8 x 4 1/4" platemark 
Signature
unsigned 
Edition Size
proof edition of 5, outside editions totalling 137 
Annotations
title in lower margin in unknown hand 
Reference
Black & Moorehead 60 
Paper
cream Edita Prioux laid paper 
State
unrecorded between ii and iii with light mezzotint 
Publisher
New Review Editions, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris 
Inventory ID
13848 
Price
$800.00 
Description

A rare proof, before the edition of further mezzotint, from "Metamorphosis of Love", a collection of poems by George Reavey with 6 engravings by Hayter, May 1932. Dedicated to Thomas McGreery.

This image consists of an edition of 100, plus 6 HC marked A-F; 1 copy with original drawings and autographed manuscript; 30 press copies; 5 A/P's. Total: 142 impressions.

From: Peter Black and Désirée Moorhead, The Prints of Stanley William Hayter / A Complete Catalogue, Moyer Bell Limited, 1992, Mt. Kisco NY, pg. 400, Il. pages.

 
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