Night Moth (Laurels Number One) by Stanley William Hayter
Night Moth (Laurels Number One)
Stanley William Hayter
Title
Night Moth (Laurels Number One)
Artist
Stanley William Hayter
1901 - 1988 (biography)Year
1946
Technique
color zinc plate aquatint, engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper; 2 silkscreens
Image Size
5 7/8 x 4 7/16" platemark
Signature
lower right margin pencil
Edition Size
179 of 300
Annotations
pencil editioned
Reference
B/M 171 (ill. in color in color trial state)
Paper
Kochi laid paper with hammer and anvil watermark
State
published
Publisher
Laurels Number One (N.Y., May 1947; tipped in) for the editioned print
Inventory ID
24358
Price
$1,250.00
Description
"Night Moth" was printed from a zinc in 3 states using aquatint, engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper, and then two silkscreens to add color. The first state was the aquatint, one proof was pulled; the second state added engraving and soft-ground texture, also printed in a single proof. The third state added the scorper and the orange and purple silkscreens printed to the zinc plate and offset to the image.
The edition of 300 impressions was printed at Atelier 17 and published in May of 1947 in the publication "Laurels Number One" by the Laurel Gallery, New York on Koichi paper. It was glued to the page at the top corners.