"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil lightly toned in mat opening

lightly toned in mat opening

by Francois Lienard

some printing wrinkles in image  & margins visible in raking light

A 2019 fire at his home studio destroyed much of his work

"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil lightly toned in mat openingWood Engraving, 1928, Ed. 30, 5 1 2 x 6 1 8, signed, titled and delightfully inscribed "Thank you for such happy hours" in pencil lower right, a fine dark impression with large margins and corner tips clipped, one pinhole lower left margin, small edge losses and foxing to margins only, old paper hinge top edge center, some wrinkling as is characteristic of this thin cream laid japan tissue. A beautiful impression of this scarce print by Hermes.