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Henbane, c. 1929 -
The Yoke , 1954
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Adam and Eve, 1933
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The Tree of Life
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Thorn Apple
Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes OBE RA (18 August 1901 – 9 May 1983) was a British wood-engraver and sculptor. Hermes was a member of the English Wood Engraving Society (1925–31) and exhibited with the Society of Wood Engravers, the Royal Academy and The London Group during the 1930s.[1]
Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes was born on 18 August 1901 in Bickley, Kent. Her parents, Louis August Hermes and Helene, née Gerdes, were from Altena, near Dortmund, Germany.[2] In about 1921 she attended the Beckenham School of Art, and in 1922 enrolled at Leon Underwood's Brook Green School of Painting and Sculpture, where other students included Eileen Agar, Raymond Coxon, Henry Moore and Blair Hughes-Stanton, whom she married in 1926;[3][4] they separated in 1931, and were divorced in 1933.[2]
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Hoi Polloi
Exhibition 24 Sep 2025 - 8 Aug 2026 The Brown Collection, Marylebone, LondonDiscover Hoi Polloi at The Brown Collection, Marylebone – an exhibition curated by Glenn Brown exploring how artists depict ‘the people’ from the 1500s to today.Read more -
The Laughing Stock of the Heartless Stars
Exhibition 12 Sep 2024 - 9 Aug 2025 The Brown Collection, Marylebone, LondonThe Brown Collection presents an exhibition by Glenn Brown exploring the tension between humanity and nature, meaning and absurdity. Featuring over 70 works from the 16th century to today, the show reflects on creation, decay and the cosmic unknown.Read more
