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- Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
- Self Portrait of Young Life
- about 1905
- GMA 4849
- Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
- Peasant Girl
- GMA 4850
- Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
- Viba
- 1929
- GMA 4865
- Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
- Head of a Girl
- 1942
- GMA 4870
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (English, 1890 - 1978)
Brockhurst was one of the most technically gifted etchers of his day. He attended Birmingham School of Art from the age of ten and, in 1907, entered the Royal Academy Schools in London where he won several awards. A travel scholarship allowed him to visit Paris and Italy, where the art of the Italian Renaissance proved to have a lasting influence on his work. Although he portrayed many men, he excelled in his portraits of women. His skill and technique enabled him to depict textures such as lace, fur and hair, with a beauty and elegance that subverted established limitations of printmaking. In 1937 he was elected an Academician of the Royal Academy. Two years later he moved to America, where he remained until his death.
