Night and Day

1951-1954

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: engraving and softground etching in black with color stencil
Dimensions: plate: 60.3 x 45.4 cm (23 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.) sheet (irregular): 73.7 x 57.8 cm (29 x 22 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 2012.92.87
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Night and Day — Stanley William Hayter. 1951-1954.

Medium: engraving and softground etching in black with color stencil.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 60.3 x 45.4 cm (23 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.) sheet (irregular): 73.7 x 57.8 cm (29 x 22 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2012.92.87. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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