Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Acquired through the Ackerman Foundation.
1980.6.29.7
VII: Death of Hektor from the Death of Hektor
1979 (Date created)
1980 (Date accessioned)
1980 (Date collected)
1980 (Date accessioned)
1980 (Date collected)
Ink
Etching;Aquatint;Burin
Prints
11.25 in W
x
15.5 in H
(Paper)
English
A figural scene of one man (Achilles) spearing another (the titular character, Hektor). 234/300
Published by Circle Press Publications.
This 23 page portfolio illustrates the portfolio "The Death of Hector / a poem" with a poem by Brian Coffey (1905-1995). It has 9 intaglios by Hayter, 3 with color and 6 black and white. It was published by Circle Press in Guilford, England in 1979 in an edition of 300 plus 35 A/P's, 10 presentation proofs and 5 Hors Commerce. The intaglios were printed on Crisbrook J. Green handmade paper with a "SWH 1976" watermark. 5 of the plates were printed by Hayter and 4 plates by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop Wiltshire. The text was printed by Michael Gray and the bookbinding was done by Dorset Bookbinding Co. Ltd, Wimborne, Dorset.
Published by Circle Press Publications.
This 23 page portfolio illustrates the portfolio "The Death of Hector / a poem" with a poem by Brian Coffey (1905-1995). It has 9 intaglios by Hayter, 3 with color and 6 black and white. It was published by Circle Press in Guilford, England in 1979 in an edition of 300 plus 35 A/P's, 10 presentation proofs and 5 Hors Commerce. The intaglios were printed on Crisbrook J. Green handmade paper with a "SWH 1976" watermark. 5 of the plates were printed by Hayter and 4 plates by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop Wiltshire. The text was printed by Michael Gray and the bookbinding was done by Dorset Bookbinding Co. Ltd, Wimborne, Dorset.
Hatyer had an early interest in surrealism, though he also experiments in movement, which often figures in many of his etching. Hektor is drawn as in the Skaean Gates, composed entirely of lines; however, all figures here are made of lines. The checkerboard diagonal pattern contrasts the main axis of movement, Achilles thrusting his spear into Hektor.
In Collection
Gift of Edward MacNeal via the Ackerman Foundation (1980)
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