Lot 42
Hermes (Gertrude) The Yoke, wood-engraving, signed, 1954-75.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Hermes (Gertrude) The Yoke, wood-engraving on wove paper, image c.360 x 305mm., numbered 18/75, titled, signed and dated "54-75" in pencil, wide margins, lightly creased, 1954-75.
⁂ This large print is from the second edition of 75 copies printed for the British Artists for the International Association of Art (UNESCO). The art critic of the Manchester Independent noted, "Perhaps her intense sensitivity is most moving in 'The Yolk' where the delicate and mysterious internal growth of the embryo transcends the apparent mundanity of the subject. We are seeing into a miracle".
Description
Hermes (Gertrude) The Yoke, wood-engraving on wove paper, image c.360 x 305mm., numbered 18/75, titled, signed and dated "54-75" in pencil, wide margins, lightly creased, 1954-75.
⁂ This large print is from the second edition of 75 copies printed for the British Artists for the International Association of Art (UNESCO). The art critic of the Manchester Independent noted, "Perhaps her intense sensitivity is most moving in 'The Yolk' where the delicate and mysterious internal growth of the embryo transcends the apparent mundanity of the subject. We are seeing into a miracle".
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