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Children of Niobe

Stanley William Hayter ; Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Brunholt; J.R. Brussel

Artwork Details

Children of Niobe
1954
Stanley William Hayter ; Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Brunholt; J.R. Brussel
lithograph on paper
25 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (65.72 x 50.17 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);25 7/8 in x 19 3/4 in (65.72 cm x 50.17 cm);19 13/16 in x 11 7/8 in (50.32 cm x 30.16 cm)
Bequest of Jean Paul Slusser
1983/2.38

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Subject Matter:

According to Greek mythology, Niobe had seven sons and seven daughters. She boasted about the number of children she had to another woman Letos, whose children included Apollo and Artemis. As a punishment for her hubris, Letos sent her two divine children to kill Niobe's fourteen children. This print, titled Children of Niobe, is significant in Hayter's oeuvre because of its abstract composition. Its abstract linear quality contrasts with his etchings and engravings that were more rounded and varied.

Physical Description:

This color lithograph has an abstract composition of thin lines, all about the same width, in red, orange, green, and black. The print is numbered (l.l.) "79/250", titled (l.c.) "Children of Niobe", and signed and dated (l.r.) "S W Hayter 54" in pencil.

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