Description

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst RA (1890 – 1978)it is known by several titles including “Head of a Girl” and “Siena.” The subject is Anais Melisande Folin, his first wife.Pencil signed and signed in the plate.

Brockhurst was a well known portrait painter and etcher whose subjects included Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, as well as the Duchess of Windsor, whose husband commissioned her portrait. He was a Royal Academician (UK), a member of the Society of Graphic Art and National Academy of Design (US) associate member.

Brockhurst’s prints and paintings can be found in the collections of museums and institutions all over the world including the Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, St. Joseph University Art Museum, National Galleries of Scotland, the Met, MOMA and Bowdoin College Museum of Art, among others.See

Dimensions

13ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 16ʺH

Styles

Portraiture

Art Subjects

Portrait

Frame Type

Unframed

Period

1940s

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Lithograph

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Black

Condition Notes

Overall good antique condition.Overall good antique condition.