Yellow River by Stanley William Hayter

Yellow River by Stanley William Hayter

Yellow River

Stanley William Hayter

Title

Yellow River

 
Artist

Stanley William Hayter

  1901 - 1988 (biography)
Year
1940  
Technique
engraving (state I, before softground) 
Image Size
3 5/16 x 5 1/8" platemark 
Signature
initialed in pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
trial proof outside the edition of 25 (only 2 recorded in B&M) 
Annotations
pencil annotated: "Etat I" and dated "4-11-40" 
Reference
Black & Moorhead 133; i/iii 
Paper
antique-white wove Cranach 
State
i/iii 
Publisher
artist in San Francisco 
Inventory ID
FRBE312 
Price
SOLD
Description

This is state one of three for the engraving "Yellow River" done in San Francisco, California after Hayter moved to the U.S., Thisbefore settling in New York. There is also a carved plaster print of this print in the final state which included a soft-ground texture.

This is a proof impression and has ink stains, fingerprints, etc on the margins and slight creases in the image. It is pencil initialled "SWH", dated "4.11.40" and annotated "Etat I". This will be sold as a pair with FRBE313 (state II).