Black Angel, Stanley William Hayter, Eng., (1901-1988) Woodcut Born in Connecticut

Born in Connecticut

who inherited the mantle from Frank Vincent Dumond

signed  in the stencil

thus many basic details about the artist remain a mystery

but specific information on dates and edition sizes is scant as she usually only signed her prints in pencil with no indication of title

Black Angel, Stanley William Hayter, Eng., (1901-1988) Woodcut Born in ConnecticutEngraving , Soft Ground Etching & Scorper, 1950, 3rd state, Ed. of 13 printed, B. M. 194, 9 x 11 7 8, there are two vertical creases running through the image, detectable recto in raking light, but not when viewed head on, a horizontal fold at center is not detectable recto, there is old masking tape residue all around at the uneven but adequate margin edges, sheet 11 1 4 3 4 x 15, signed, titled, dated 50 and annotated "Etat" in pencil by Hayter, on