Graham Sutherland, O.M. 1903-1970.
Lammas. Lammas. 1926. Etching. Tassi 23.iii; Cooke 29. 4 3/8 x 6 1/2. Edition 85 in this state (total edition 93). Published by the Twenty-One Gallery, London. A fine impression printed on pale blue/green laid paper from an antique volume. Pencil design on the verso ofthe sheet, not affecting the image on the front. Excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Signed, titled and annotated 'imp' in pencil. $6,000.
August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day), the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop. In many parts of England, tenants were bound to present freshly harvested wheat to their landlords on or before the first day of August. In the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where it is referred to regularly, it is called "the feast of first fruits".
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