Stanley William Hayter: career timeline

British · 1901–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 60 of 110 lots (54% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Stanley William Hayter: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1930s87$638Sign upEtching
1940s109$1.7kSign upEtching
1950s1412$1.3kSign upEngraving
1960s76$1.8kSign upOil
1970s148$826Sign upEtching
1980s44$3.5kSign upAcrylic

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1930s 8 works

Sold
7 of 8
Median
$638Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
7 × 5.5 in (18 × 14 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4), Engraving (3), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Cattle & animals (1)

1940s 10 works

Sold
9 of 10
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$1.5kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9 in (27 × 22 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4), Engraving (3), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Abstract (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1950s 14 works

Sold
12 of 14
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 16.5 in (49 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Engraving (8), Lithograph (2), Etching (2)
Subjects
—
Show 2 more (1950s)

1960s 7 works

Sold
6 of 7
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 18.5 in (50 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Oil (3), Etching (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (2), Abstract (1)

1970s 14 works

Sold
8 of 14
Median
$826Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
16 × 11.5 in (41 × 29 cm)
Mediums
Etching (7), Screenprint (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1)
Show 2 more (1970s)

1980s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$3.5kSign up
Typical size
40 × 30 in (102 × 77 cm)
Mediums
Acrylic (2), Etching (1), Engraving (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

48 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 8 works

Sold
8 of 8
Median
$3.9kSign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
55 × 44 in (140 × 112 cm)
Mediums
Oil (4), Aquatint (2), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
—
Show 2 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold
12 of 15
Median
$463Sign up
Average
$704Sign up
Typical size
15 × 15.5 in (39 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Etching (8), Lithograph (5), Other (2)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 25 works

Sold
9 of 25
Median
$264Sign up
Average
$1.2kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 16.5 in (40 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Etching (11), Engraving (5), Lithograph (4)
Subjects
Sea & coast (1), Sunsets & night (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Stanley William Hayter auction results →