Prints by Stanley William Hayter

At age 26, English-born Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988) founded his famous Atelier 17 in Paris, a workshop for studying printmaking methods. The workshop was a leading factor in the development of modern printmaking and was popular among Parisian artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexander Calder and many others. This exhibition showcased Hayter’s graphic work, with loans from the National Gallery of Art’s Rosenwald Collection and R. M. Light & Co. Fine Prints. The 39 works of art on display included drawings, engravings, several trial proofs and a copper plate. Today, the Norton Simon Museum collection includes three prints created by the artist at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop: Ixion (1959); Eddy (1967); and Ripple (1967).