Evening , 1929
5 x 7 in (h x w)
Aquatint with etching and drypoint on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay

In the late 1920s, Hatton studied aquatint and etching at the Rockport Art Association Summer School of Art in Rockport, Massachusetts, with Albert Thayer, a New England painter and printmaker. Among Hatton’s earliest intaglio works, Evening depicts a New England fishing scene and was created under Thayer’s tutelage. The aquatint technique is notable for its ability to produce a full range of tone by controlling how long a particular area of the plate is etched in the acid bath--the longer the exposure, the darker the area will print. The numerals appearing on the annotated study for Evening indicate the number of minutes the corresponding areas needed to be submerged in the acid in order to achieve the desired tone. Once etched for the prescribed duration, an area is covered with a varnish that renders it impervious to the acid during subsequent submersions.

Other works by Clara Hatton

Sonnet CXVI, by William Shakespeare , 1971
18.3 x 12 in (h x w)
Pen and ink with gold powder, Ink, and gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Peace and Happiness at Christmas Time & Throughout the Year , 1956
4 x 3.9 in (h x w)
Block print with gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Canyon Landscape, Colorado
15.3 x 19.5 in (h x w)
Oil on linen over board
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Gloria in excelsis Deo
5.1 x 4.1 in (h x w)
Block print with gold powder on laid paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Grandma Hatton and Little Ora , ca. 1946
9.6 x 9 in (h x w)
Charcoal on wove paper
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The great white star of stars shone forth . . .
4 x 3 in (h x w)
Block print with gold powder on card stock
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Fisherman's Breakfast , ca. 1965
20 x 24 in (h x w)
Oil on linen
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Sonnet CXVI, by William Shakespeare , 1971
18.3 x 12 in (h x w)
Pen and ink with gold powder, Ink, and gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Peace and Happiness at Christmas Time & Throughout the Year , 1956
4 x 3.9 in (h x w)
Block print with gold leaf on wove paper; collection of Ora Hatton Shay
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Canyon Landscape, Colorado
15.3 x 19.5 in (h x w)
Oil on linen over board
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art