Stonehenge, by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Hand-Colored New York City and Paris

New York City and Paris

Hermansader embraced the painterly gestural abstraction of the AB-EX New York School

when it was defeated during what became known as "Bloody Week

After over 30 years at the vanguard of weaving as a fine art

7-13/16 x 9-7/8

Stonehenge, by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Hand-Colored New York City and ParisWood Engraving, 1963, Ed. 5 50, 9 15 16 x 13 7 8, signed, titled, dated and delightfully inscribed "My love to you Jean and all the best for Christmas + the New Year Gert" , pale foxing to margins, light toning within old mat opening and around dedication, a richly inked impression on thin cream laid japan paper 16 1 2 x 21 3 8. Gertrude Hermes was a major figure among British Wood Engravers of the early to mid 20th century. In cataloguing this large