Néréide (Nereid)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Néréide (Nereid)” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
In Greek mythology, Nereids were goddesses of the sea, who as patrons of sailors and fisherman, came to the aid of men in distress. Strongly linear and abstract, Stanley Hayter's unconventional interpretation of Nereids swimming in the sea is more allusion than description. Hayter rejected making preliminary studies for his prints, instead relying on what he deemed were subconscious impulses--the so-called automatic drawing techniques that emerged from his early contact with André Masson and interest in surrealist theory. With vigorously engraved lines, he simultaneously records form and motion against a background of blue-green ocean. The result is read as pure abstraction, a vibrant interplay of line, form, and color.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- P.68.346
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Stanley William Hayter / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
