Atelier 17
Atelier 17 was an art school and studio that was influential in the teaching and promotion of printmaking in the 20th century. Originally located in Paris, the studio relocated to New York City during the years surrounding World War II. It moved back to Paris in 1950.
Atelier 17
- Name
- Atelier 17
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Atelier 17 was an art school and studio that was influential in the teaching and promotion of printmaking in the 20th century. Originally located in Paris, the studio relocated to New York City during the years surrounding World War II. It moved back to Paris in 1950.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Atelier 17. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Educated At · incoming
Alice Mason
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Anne Ryan
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Anne Wienholt
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Catherine Yarrow
Artist
Educated At · incoming
Doris Seidler
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Helen Phillips
Engraver
Own work
Educated At · incoming
I. Rice Pereira
Artist
[Irene Rice Pereira], 1938 Aug. 16 / Cyril Mipaas, photographer. Photographic print : 1 item : b w ; 21 x 25 cm. Federal Art Project , Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942
Educated At · incoming
Isabel Bishop
Artist
Isabel Bishop, American painter and printmaker, 1902-1988
Educated At · incoming
Jan Gelb
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Judith Rothschild
Engraver
Invaluable
Educated At · incoming
Lily Garafulic
Artist
Own work
Educated At · incoming
Madeleine Gekiere
Illustrator
Educated At · incoming
Maria Martins
Artist
Own work
Educated At · incoming
Mariette Teisserenc
Engraver
Own work
Educated At · incoming
Martin Barooshian
Engraver
Educated At · incoming
Minna Citron
Artist
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Atelier 17 • Other Names — Atelier Dix-Sept • Type — Private art school • Established — 1927 • Closed — 1988 • Founders — Stanley William Hayter • Address — 17 Rue Campagne Première • City — Paris • Country — France
History
History
The Atelier 17 studio was formed as an experimental workshop for the graphic arts in Paris, France in 1927 by Stanley William Hayter (1901–1988). The studio was known for its collaborative atmosphere, with artists sharing ideas on technique and aesthetics. The studio was located at 17 rue Campagne-Première in Paris. By 1940 the studio's founder, Hayter, left Paris as World War II was starting. He moved to New York City and reopened his Atelier 17 studio there. Originally connected to the New School, by 1945 the studio was located as East 8th Street. The studio attracted many European artists who had fled from Europe and also introduced American artists to fine art printmaking. Hayter ran the workshop with the expectation that all the artists working there would learn from each other and become proficient in all aspects of intaglio printing. The Atelier brought together Americans with artists that had fled Europe to New York. Hayter moved his studio back to Paris in 1950 where it continued to operate until Hayter's death in 1988. That year the studio was renamed Atelier Contrepoint and remains active.
Artists associated with Atelier 17
Artists associated with Atelier 17
The catalogue for the Atelier 17 50th anniversary retrospective includes the names of artists who worked at Atelier 17.
Techniques
Atelier 17 artists worked with established and experimental techniques including multi-color printing and textured patterns. Among the techniques used were aquatint, color offset printing, etching, the Grible Method, liftground, line engraving, and mezzotint. The Atelier 17 studio created the earliest examples of viscosity printing and is credited with inventing the process.
Legacy
Atelier 17 and artists associated with it have been the subject of several comprehensive exhibitions, notably Atelier 17: a 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition at the Elvehjem Art Center of the University of Wisconsin in 1977, Atelier 17 at the Brooklyn Museum in 1978, Workshop and Legacy: Stanley William Hayter, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016, and Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17 at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Knowledge graph
People and holdings
Those recorded as working within this institution, and the records it holds or is connected with.
Studied at
3- Isabel BishopArtist
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
- Maria MartinsArtist
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
- Perle FineArtist
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,759 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- AtammikPlace
- Atatürk Teacher Training AcademyOrganisation
- AtchamPlace
- AtchisonPlace
- Ateneo de Manila UniversityOrganisation
- AtfihPlace
- AthabascaPlace
- AthagadPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Atelier 17?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.