The Fair Lady of the Roses
Etching, after Napoleon Gradi, image size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, copyrighted 1886 by Gebbie&Co, plate signed
Etching, after Napoleon Gradi, image size: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, copyrighted 1886 by Gebbie&Co, plate signed
A superb portrait of Brockhurst's first wife Anais, this etching measures 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, published in 1927 in an edition of 111, pencil signed. Born in England and found to be artistically talented at an early age, Gerald Brockhurst was enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools. A scholarship enabled him to study in France and Italy where the work of the great masters, especially Botticelli and da Vinci, had a lasting influenced on him. He became well known for his classically styled portraits etched with a remarkable sense of detail and texture.
Etching, image size 9 5/8 x 8 inches, inscribed "first state," pencil signed and plate signed.
Etching, image size: 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches, plate signed lower left
Drypoint etching, image size: 12 3/8 x 8 1/4 inches, 1934, cat. Smith 92, inscribed "ED 100" in pencil on verso, pencil signed
Etching, image size 3 1/8 x 5 inches, pencil signed, framed
Etching, image size 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, ed. 26/28, pencil signed and titled.
Etching, image size 6 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, ed. 26/28, pencil signed and titled
Etching, image size 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, ed. 26/28, pencil signed and titled
Etching, image size 11 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches, pencil signed
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