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Octopod
Artist
Stanley William Hayter
(English, 1901 - 1988)
Date1949
MediumEngraving, soft-ground etching, and gauffrage
DimensionsPlate: 14 7/8 x 17 11/16 in. (37.8 x 44.9 cm)
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 26 5/8 in. (51.8 x 67.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 3/8 x 26 5/8 in. (51.8 x 67.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Terra Art Enrichment Fund
Object number2005.40
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameEngraving
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorthern European
NationalityEnglish
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Twentieth
Signedbottom right: S W Hayter
Inscribedbottom left: 15/50; bottom center: Octopod; bottom right: 49
Edition15/50
Exhibition HistoryFrom Dada to Dali: Surrealist Works on Paper, Palmer Museum of Art, January 12 – May 8, 2016; Atelier 17 in America, Palmer Museum of Art, October 26, 2010 – February 20, 2011.