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‘On Maternity & Motherhood’ Original oil by L.F.Herbert
Ref: 6084
L.F.Herbert was an Oxford-based poet & painter working in the 50s, 60s and 70s, this is an original narrative work, done in an avant-garde painterly style. Herbert’s sentiments & ideas are typical of many working in this post-war period & express hope for the re-birth of society based on humanist & Christian principles, this work is a dream-like collage, with references to the Annunciation, it is sited on a rocky islet or symbolic wasteland & makes references to the power & sanctity of child birth & motherhood.
English c.1960
H: 59cm (23.2in)
W: 45cm (17.7in)
D: 4cm (1.6in)
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