Artists

Hector Saunier

1936–2024

Born
1936, Argentina
Died
2024, France
Gender
Male
Studio eras
Years of affiliation (if known)
Studio role
One of the studio’s known helpers
Listed in
  • Moser Appendix (1977)
  • Tate Roster book (1952–88)

Atelier 17 group shows 21

  1. 1963
    Gravures de l’Atelier 17

    Galerie Maitre-Albert, Paris, France · February 27, 1963

    Notes and sources

    About the exhibiting artists

    The artists linked are those listed in the exhibition brochure under "Gravures de l'Atelier 17." The exhibition also included sections for paintings (Abidine, Aillaud, Ball, Bona, Cremonini, S. W. Hayter, Henriquez, Johannsen, Levée, Mayo, C. M. Michaelis, Peretti, Plattner, Rancillac, Witebsky, and Zañartu) and sculpture (Anselmo, Lungren [Lundgren], Phillips, and Reddy).

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/33/1.

  2. 1968
    Atelier 17, Paris

    Galerie 14, Aarhus, Denmark · August 23 to September 4, 1968

    Notes and sources

    No year is given on the exhibition pamphlet. 1968 is an estimate based on matching possible calendar years to the weekdays given on the pamphlet, the roster of exhibitors, and the dates of their prints.

    About the exhibiting artists

    "C. van Huiten" in the pamphlet is identified as Katrine Van Houten.

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/192/1.

  3. 1968
    Atelier 17 & S. W. Hayter

    Antalya Güzel Sanatlar Galerisinde, Antalya, Turkey · September 25 to October 10, 1968

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/54/1.

  4. 1969
    Hayter and Atelier 17 Prints [ヘイターとアトリエ17版画展]

    Azuma Gallery [アヅマギャラリー], Kyoto, Japan · January 27 to February 9, 1969

    Notes and sources

    Third Atelier 17 show at the Azuma Gallery, per the gallery newsletter (Azuma Gyararī, no. 2, February 1, 1969), which says Azuma was the only gallery in Japan with such an exchange. Ten artists, three prints each, rehung after the first week (January 27–February 2; February 3–9). The gallery closed April 6, 1969. This information updates entry in Black/Moorhead chronology which listed "Azuma Gallery, Osaka, 1969"; the gallery was in Kyoto.

    About the exhibiting artists

    Ten artists per Yūkan Kyōto review; eight named, of whom one is not yet identified. Names as printed: ヘイター (Hayter); クリシナ・レディ = Krishna Reddy; オヘニア・テレッツ, "Ohenia Terettsu" (Chile) = Eugenio Téllez; ヘクター・サウニエル (Argentina) = Hector Saunier; 松谷武判 = Takesada Matsutani; 吉田堅治 = Kenji Yoshida (printed 吉田賢治 in Kyōto shinbun, Jan. 31, 1969); 一瀬昌子 = Masako Ichinose. A further artist, printed ジェーロジ ("Jēroji"), is not yet identified.

    Sources

    Shinobu Sakagami, "Azuma gyararī" [Azuma Gallery], Garō shi [Gallery history]. https://shinobusakagami.com/gallery-history/アヅマギャラリー/1323/.

    Kyōto shinbun, January 24 and 31, 1969; "Tsutawaru atarashii ugoki: Heitā no sakuhin" [New currents conveyed: Hayter's work], Yūkan Kyōto, January 31, 1969 (dated 1968 on Sakagami's site, but the dates and contents match the 1969 show).

  5. 1969
    Exposition Atelier “17” S .W. Hayter

    Cyrk Galleries, Providence, Rhode Island · February 15 to March 15, 1969

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition poster, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/204/1. Year of exhibition is based on Black/Moorhead chronology.

  6. 1969
    Atelier 17 [אטליה 17]

    The Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel · December 1969

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Atelier 17 [אטליה 17]: An Exhibition of Works by Twenty Five Artists Members of Atelier 17, Paris. Haifa: Museum of Modern Art, 1969.

  7. 1969
    Atelier 17

    Sala de Santa Catalina del Ateneo, Madrid, Spain · December 1969

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Mariano Rubio, Atelier 17, Cuadernos de Arte, Colección Ordinaria 277 (Madrid: Publicaciones Españolas, 1969), exh. cat., Sala de Santa Catalina del Ateneo de Madrid, December 1969.

  8. 1970
    Expone el Maestro Stanley W. Hayter y Artistas Que Frecuentan su Atelier 17 en Paris

    Museo de Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina · July 1 to August 29, 1970

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/72/1.

  9. 1973
    Atelier 17 Prints

    Newcastle City Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia · May 16 to June 11, 1973

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    About the exhibiting artists

    "Mariana Berela (Colombia)" in the catalogue is Mariana Varela. "Ben (Israel)" is linked to the Atelier 17 member recorded only as "Ben," about whom nothing more is yet known.

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/84/1.

  10. 1976
    Exposition Atelier “17” S. W. Hayter

    Galerie du Centre, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · November 29 to December 24, 1976

    Notes and sources

    About the exhibiting artists

    The pamphlet gives surnames only. "Yoshida" is linked to Kenji Yoshida, the Yoshida whose dates of affiliation with Atelier 17 (1964–1970) are closest to this exhibition.

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/97/1.

  11. 1977
    Atelier 17

    College of San Mateo Gallery, San Mateo, California · January 17 to February 17, 1977

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/99/1.

  12. 1977
    Atelier 17: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition

    Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin · October 9 to December 4, 1977

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Moser, Joann. Atelier 17: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition. Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1977.

  13. 1978
    Obra gráfica contemporánea: Atelier 17

    Museo Biblioteca Pape, Monclova, Coahuila · February 25 to May 27, 1978

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Obra gráfica contemporánea: Atelier Clot, Bramsen et Georges; Slade School of Fine Art; Atelier 17. Introduction by Sylvia Pandolfi. Monclova, Coahuila: Museo Biblioteca Pape, 1978.

  14. 1979
    [Unknown title]

    Escher Kunstgalerie, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg · December 1, 1979

    Notes and sources

    The show opened December 1, 1979; closing date and title not located.

    About the exhibiting artists

    The artists linked are those named in the Luxemburger Wort review.

    Sources

    Lydia, “Ausstellung des ‘Atelier 17’ in der Escher Kunstgalerie,” Luxemburger Wort, December 5, 1979, 8. eluxemburgensia, Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg. https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/khz309f6b/pages/8/articles/DIVL843

  15. 1980
    Innovations in Intaglio: S. W. Hayter and the Atelier 17

    The Park School, Brooklandville, Maryland · September 9 to October 7, 1980

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Exhibition organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art and circulated to nine venues across Maryland.

    Sources

    Daniel, Malcolm R. Innovations in Intaglio: S. W. Hayter and the Atelier 17. Exhibition brochure. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, [1980].

  16. 1981
    Atelier 17, Paris

    Galerie Götz, Stuttgart, Germany · March 6 to May 9, 1981

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/114/1.

  17. 1981
    Atelier 17: New Directions

    Cedar Rapids Art Association, Cedar Rapids, Iowa · October 18, 1981 to January 24, 1982

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    The Cedar Rapids Art Association, this show’s organizing institution, became the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in 1989. The show traveled to twelve subsequent venues through 1983. Thank you to Katherine Kunau, Associate Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at CRMA, for her help documenting the show.

    Sources

    Exhibition catalogue, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/115/1.

  18. 1981
    Hayter et l’Atelier 17: quinze ans d’activités

    Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Caen, France · October 23 to December 31, 1981

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Hayter et l’Atelier 17: Quinze ans d’activités. Exh. cat. Catalogue by Françoise Debaisieux and France Rouillé. Caen: Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1981.

  19. 1983
    La scuola di S. W. Hayter: 8 incisori dell’Atelier 17

    Galleria “Il Luogo”, Rome, Italy · January 21, 1983

    Notes and sources

    Galleria “Il Luogo” (via della Lungara 15) was directed by Elena Lacava, Rome 1980–87.

    Sources

  20. 1983
    Atelier 17, Paris

    Arrangør: Århus Kunstforening af 1847, Aarhus, Denmark · August 13 to August 28, 1983

    Traveled to

    Notes and sources

    Sources

    Exhibition pamphlet, Tate Archive, Papers of Stanley William Hayter, 200510/3/122/1.

  21. 1985
    Eleven out of 17: Prints by Eleven Artists Associated with Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17 in Paris

    Hamilton Gallery, Elmira College, Elmira, New York · November 12 to December 6, 1985

    Notes and sources

    Leslie Kramer, a participant of Atelier 17 from 1967-68, says: "I organized the exhibit while I was teaching at Elmira College. It was arranged through Hector Saunier. Hector also visited the college and did a printing demo for my class."

    Sources

    Poster in collection of Leslie Kramer, Brewster, Massachusetts.

Last updated November 4, 2026