Stanley William Hayter

Ophelia

1948

Abstract composition of swirling multicolored shapes and bold black lines radiating across a green background.
Abstract composition of swirling multicolored shapes and bold black lines radiating across a green background.

Stanley William Hayter, Ophelia, 1948. Oil on linen, overall: 35 7/8 × 41 3/4 in. (91.1 × 106 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 52.7. © Estate of Stanely William Hayter / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Not on view

Date
1948

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 35 7/8 × 41 3/4 in. (91.1 × 106 cm)

Accession number
52.7

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Stanely William Hayter / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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