Stanley William Hayter

Death by Water

1948

Dating
Exact year
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.2 x 59.1 cm (13 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.) sheet: 45.7 x 66.4 cm (18 x 26 1/8 in.)
Collection no.
1950.16.295
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Death by Water — Stanley William Hayter. 1948.

Medium: engraving in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 35.2 x 59.1 cm (13 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.) sheet: 45.7 x 66.4 cm (18 x 26 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1950.16.295. Rosenwald Collection.

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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