Winter: Rooks and Rain
Print
1950 (designed), 1964 (printed)
1950 (designed), 1964 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Scene of a group of tall trees standing amid falling rain with rooks circling high above. A solitary figure trudges by. Signed and dated in pencil Gertrude Hermes. 1950. Inscribed in pencil by the artist “Rooks and Rain” and numbered 2nd Edt. 8/30 1964.
Object details
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| Title | Winter: Rooks and Rain (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour linocut print |
| Brief description | Colour lino-cut. 'Rooks and Rain' by Gertrude Hermes. 1950. |
| Physical description | Scene of a group of tall trees standing amid falling rain with rooks circling high above. A solitary figure trudges by. Signed and dated in pencil Gertrude Hermes. 1950. Inscribed in pencil by the artist “Rooks and Rain” and numbered 2nd Edt. 8/30 1964. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by the Artist |
| Production | Second edition. This print is a colour variant of that commissioned by the Trustees of the A. M. Shrimpton and William Giles Bequest, an impression of which is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.714-1950. |
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| Accession number | E.453-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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