Autumn Fruits
Print
1935 (printed)
1935 (printed)
| Artist/Maker |
Gertrude Hermes studied under Leon Underwood in the early 1920s and later formed the English Wood Engraving Society with a group that included Underwood himself. She became one of the most innovative wood-engravers of the 20th century, using an enormous range of tools and a virtuoso technique to create an extraordinary sense of light and movement. She often used a larger format than was conventional for this medium, and a circular block.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Autumn Fruits (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving on paper |
| Brief description | 'Autumn Fruits' by Gertrude Hermes. Wood engraving on paper. 1935 |
| Physical description | Wood engraving, circular image of mushrooms, thistle heads, chestnuts and blackberries |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 3/30 |
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| Gallery label | Hermes used a circular woodblock to create this celebration of nature. The striking contrast between the black and white areas is enhanced by richly-textured detail. Using a variety of tools, some with multiple teeth, Hermes created patterns of fine lines for the mushroom gills and spiky prickles of the teasel plant. This inventive approach to mark-making made her one of the most innovative wood engravers of the 20th century.(August 2019) |
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| Summary | Gertrude Hermes studied under Leon Underwood in the early 1920s and later formed the English Wood Engraving Society with a group that included Underwood himself. She became one of the most innovative wood-engravers of the 20th century, using an enormous range of tools and a virtuoso technique to create an extraordinary sense of light and movement. She often used a larger format than was conventional for this medium, and a circular block. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1947, London: HMSO, 1950. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.258-1947 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2002 |
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