Accession Number1983/2.38
TitleChildren of Niobe
Artist(s)Stanley William Hayter Object Creation Date1954Medium & Supportlithograph on paperDimensions 25 7/8 in x 19 3/4 in (65.72 cm 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)
Credit LineBequest of Jean Paul SlusserSubject matterAccording 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 DescriptionThis 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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Keywords
Figures
Roman
Surrealism
abstraction
children
deaths
linear forms
man
modern and contemporary art
mythology (literary genre)
women