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Gertrude Hermes

1901–1983

Baby 1932
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7 artworks by Gertrude Hermes
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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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Artworks

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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
  • 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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