Gerald Leslie Brockhurst 1890 1978 Dorette Seated On A Sofa

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst 1890 1978 Dorette Seated On A Sofa Dorette was brockhurst's teenage model and eventual wife, with whom he settled upon relocating to america in 1939. her unclothed form, seated before a looking glass, was immortalised in brockhurst's etching 'adolescence', which formed a centrepiece to the national gallery exhibition 'mirror image' (september december 1998). This etching is considered brockhurst’s print masterpiece and is probably his most celebrated work in the medium. based on a charcoal drawing in the wiggin collection, boston public library, massachusetts, the sitter is dorette woodward. in 1929 brockhurst met kathleen woodward when she was a 17 year old model at the royal academy schools in.

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst Dorette Wearing a grey kimono style top, and seated on a brown furred sofa with a simple far eastern style chest beyond, dorette is presented with an unearthly vermeer like stillness. however, the serenity is ruptured by the red flash of her lipstick, strikingly accentuating her voluptuous mouth, which is closed, but in a manner that makes it appear. In 1939, the british artist gerald leslie brockhurst (1890 1978) packed his bags and fled with his mistress to the united states. the year had started out well with a highly prized commission from the duchess of windsor, wallis simpson, but ended in scandal when his muse, kathleen ‘dorette’ woodward, outed him in the press as her lover after he attempted to counter sue his wife for adultery. Gerald leslie brockhurst (1890–1978) lady lever art gallery. (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. Artist: gerald leslie brockhurst (british, birmingham 1890–1978 franklin lakes, new jersey) subject: kathleen nancy woodward (british, 1912–1995) date: 1942.

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst R A British 1890 1978 Portrait Of Gerald leslie brockhurst (1890–1978) lady lever art gallery. (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. Artist: gerald leslie brockhurst (british, birmingham 1890–1978 franklin lakes, new jersey) subject: kathleen nancy woodward (british, 1912–1995) date: 1942. Gerald leslie brockhurst (31 october 1890 – 4 may 1978) was a british painter and etcher. during the 1930s and 1940s he was celebrated as a portraitist, painting society figures such as marlene dietrich and the duchess of windsor. today he is best known for his small etched prints of beautiful, idealized women – many of them modelled by his. He renamed her dorette, and she became his key muse, and later his second wife. in 1932 and 1933 he made a series of drawings, paintings and prints of her, aiming to form an ideal image of 'young womanhood for the modern age', and it seems likely that the present drawing is a study related to that project.

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst British 1890 1978 Dorette Sale Number Gerald leslie brockhurst (31 october 1890 – 4 may 1978) was a british painter and etcher. during the 1930s and 1940s he was celebrated as a portraitist, painting society figures such as marlene dietrich and the duchess of windsor. today he is best known for his small etched prints of beautiful, idealized women – many of them modelled by his. He renamed her dorette, and she became his key muse, and later his second wife. in 1932 and 1933 he made a series of drawings, paintings and prints of her, aiming to form an ideal image of 'young womanhood for the modern age', and it seems likely that the present drawing is a study related to that project.

Gerald Brockhurst 1890 1978 Dorette The Maas Gallery