Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis) by Stanley William Hayter
Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis)
Stanley William Hayter
Title
Metamorphosis of Love (Faust's Metamorphosis)
Artist
Stanley William Hayter
1901 - 1988 (biography)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.