"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil The evocation of brilliant sunlight

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

in black & white

Maxime Lalanne's landmark book A Treatise on Etching

by Francois Lienard

"Swans" by Gertrude Hermes, English, (1901-1983) Pencil The evocation of brilliant sunlightWood 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.