"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil by Francois Lienard

by Francois Lienard

becomming known as a painter and printmaker

all as they change costumes

some printing wrinkles in image  & margins visible in raking light

The evocation of brilliant sunlight illuminating the edges of the cloud and the low vantage point of the viewer add to the monumentality of this classic regionalist scene by Schreiber

"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil by Francois LienardWood Engraving, 1928, Ed. 30, 5 1 2 x 6 1 8, signed, titled and delightfully inscribed "Thank you for such happy hours" in pencil lower right, a fine dark impression with large margins and corner tips clipped, one pinhole lower left margin, small edge losses and foxing to margins only, old paper hinge top edge center, some wrinkling as is characteristic of this thin cream laid japan tissue. A beautiful impression of this scarce print by Hermes.