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Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

English, 1890-1978
(b Birmingham, 31 Oct. 1890; d Franklin Lakes, NJ, 4 May 1978). British-born painter and etcher who became an American citizen in 1949. Precociously gifted, an excellent draughtsman, and a fine craftsman, Brockhurst won several prizes at the Royal Academy Schools and went on to have a highly successful career as a society portraitist, first in Britain and then in the USA, where he settled in 1939, working in New York and New Jersey. He is best known for his portraits of glamorous women, painted in an eye-catching, dramatically lit, formally posed style similar to that later associated with Annigoni. As an etcher Brockhurst is remembered particularly for Adolescence (1932), a powerful study of a naked girl on the verge of womanhood staring broodingly into a mirror—one of the masterpieces of 20th-century printmaking.
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La Tresse (Anais)
La Tresse (Anais)

La Tresse (Anais)

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Fairlawn, OH

La Tresse (Anais) Etching with stipple, October 1926 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Signed and dated in reverrse in the plate lower left Edition: 111, published by Conaghi,...

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1920s English School Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Etching

Cypriano (A Basque Boy)

Cypriano (A Basque Boy)

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream wove paper. 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches (159 x 94 mm), full margin. Signed in pencil lower center margin, from the edition of 111. A well inked impression with a minor cre...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Handmade Paper, Etching

L'Eventail (The Fan)

L'Eventail (The Fan)

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in New York, NY

Gerald Brockhurst, L’Eventail (The Fan), etching, 1926, signed in pencil, from the edition of 76. Reference: Fletcher 22, Wright 22. In good condition, on cream laid paper with margins (a thin spot inherent in paper lower margin near edge), the matrix pristine, archival matting. A fine impression of this small but impressive demonstration of Brockhurst’s mastery of etching. The woman carrying the fan is of course Brockhurst’s favorite model, at least at this time, his wife Anais. She wears an embroidered coat which allows Brockhurst to display his capacity to capture complex textures with the etching needle – much as his predecessor Wenzel Hollar used women’s furs...

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1920s Realist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) "Fabian" Pencil Signed Etching c.1921
Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) "Fabian" Pencil Signed Etching c.1921

Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) "Fabian" Pencil Signed Etching c.1921

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) Pencil Signed Etching "Fabian" c.1921 Fine etching by noted artist Gerald Brockhurst. Titled "Fabian" from an edition of 76. This etching is in excel...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Etching

Amberley Boy, No. 2
Amberley Boy, No. 2

Amberley Boy, No. 2

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Amberley Boy, No. 2 Etching with stipple, 1928 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Signed in the plate in reverse (see photo) Provenance inscription in pencil verso A proof outs...

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1920s English School Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Etching

Una (Portrait of a Creole Lady)

Una (Portrait of a Creole Lady)

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in New York, NY

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1891-1978), Una (Portrait of a Creole Lady), etching, 1929, signed in pencil lower right, and also inscribed by the artist: “2nd State, GB”. Reference: Flet...

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1920s Realist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Portrait of Marguerite Folin, Gerald Brockhurst
Portrait of Marguerite Folin, Gerald Brockhurst

Portrait of Marguerite Folin, Gerald Brockhurst

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in London, GB

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst 1890 – 1978 Portrait of Marguerite Folin Oil on panel, signed lower right Image size: 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 34.3 cm) Original frame The sitter for this po...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Oil

The Dancer (Anais)

The Dancer (Anais)

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in New York, NY

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1891-1978), The Dancer (Anais), 1925, etching, signed lower right and dedicated by the artist (to F.L. Berry, Esq.) lower left [also signed and dated in reverse in the plate lower left]. Reference: Fletcher 52, seventh state (of 7). From the edition of 107. In good condition, with slightest toning, with full margins and as issued and (not archivally) matted, 9 1/4 x 5 1/2, the sheet 15 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches. Provenance: F. L. Berry (not in Lugt, see note below) Roddy Willis has graciously provided an extensive background note on this provenance, which I quote from with permission: “Francis Berry...

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1920s Realist Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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