Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983)
Adam and Eve II
- executed in 1956-58
- signed with initials
- bronze on a slate base
- height; 29cm.; 11 ½ in (including base)
- Provenance: Judith Russell, the artist’s daughter Sansom & Company, Bristol And thence by descent to the present owner.
- Literature: Jane Hill, 'The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes', Lund Humphries, 2011, no.115 another cast illus. p.132
- Note: Hermes returned to the theme of Adam and Eve throughout her career, from an early woodcut made in 1924 to a larger sculpture made in 1954-55 carved from elm.
- £4,500 plus 4% ARR