Atelier 17

The name derived from the address of a studio (atelier) for printmakers established in Paris in 1933 by Stanley Hayter at 17 Rue Campagne Première. Although its main emphasis was on printmaking, the studio also provided a centre for the exchange of artistic ideas, and among the notable artists attracted to it were Picasso, Miro, and Ernst, who worked together there in a spirit of collaborative experiment and exploration. They were joined by many English artists such as Julian Trevelyan, John Buckland Wright, and Anthony Gross. At the outbreak of World War II, the studio was transferred to New York where, among the American artists were drawn to it included the likes of Jackson Pollock, de Kooning and Rothko. After the war, the studio was re-established in Paris, where it continued until Hayter’s death in 1988.