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Stonehenge

Print
1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour linocut print depicting the stone circle of Stonehenge.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStonehenge (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lino-cut print on paper
Brief description
Print by Gertrude Hermes, 'Stonehenge', colour lino-cut, Great Britain, 1959
Physical description
Colour linocut print depicting the stone circle of Stonehenge.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 596mm
  • Image width: 911mm
  • Sheet height: 712mm
  • Sheet width: 1033mm
60.33 x 91.44 cm: Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Style
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
14/50
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Gertrude Hermes. 1959' (Signed and dated in pencil)
  • '14/50' (Inscribed by the artist with title and numbered)
Credit line
Purchased under the terms of A. M. Shrimpton and William Giles Bequest
Object history
This print was awarded the 1st prize in the Giles Bequest Competition 1960 for colour relief prints from wood, lino or metal.
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.5508-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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