Lot 90
90
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A. (1890-1978)
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's… Read more Drawings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst(lots 90-93)The father of the owner of the present group of drawings became closely acquainted with Brockhurst, having helped him with his divorce from his first wife, Anaïs Folin, in 1940. He visited Brockhurst many times in his studio and the drawings were given as a recognition of his assistance at this time.Educated at Birmingham School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools, Brockhurst made his name as a society portrait painter, depicting subjects including the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich and J. Paul Getty. His drawings and etchings often take his friends and family as their subject, and have a remarkable immediacy and intimacy which is evident in the present group.
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A. (1890-1978)

Two female nude studies, full-length

Details
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A. (1890-1978)
Two female nude studies, full-length
pencil and black chalk on paper
15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (39 x 29 cm.), irregular
(2)
Provenance
The artist and by bequest to the father of the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

In 1914 Brockhurst and his first wife, Anaïs, spent several months travelling through France and Italy. Brockhurst can into the work of the Italian masters for the first time, and was particularly influenced by the artists of the quattrocento. These elegant, fluid nude studies reveal this early interest which was to play a part throughout his career.

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