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Gertrude Hermes

1901–1983

Baby 1932
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Biography

Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes (18 August 1901 – 9 May 1983) was a British wood-engraver and sculptor. Hermes was a member of the English Wood Engraving Society (1925–31) and exhibited with the Society of Wood Engravers, the Royal Academy and The London Group during the 1930s.

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The Yolk

Gertrude Hermes
1954
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Mistletoe

Gertrude Hermes
1930
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Waterlilies

Gertrude Hermes
1930
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Fathomless Sounding

Gertrude Hermes
1932
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Swallows

Gertrude Hermes
1933
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Two People

Gertrude Hermes
1934
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One Person

Gertrude Hermes
1937
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Ring Net Fishers

Gertrude Hermes
1955
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‘Self-Portrait’ by Gertrude Hermes

Gertrude Hermes
1949
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