Gerald Brockhurst. Art on paper: etchings and drypoints. Allinson Gallery, Inc.

[Jane Allinson]

Greetings from spring-like Connecticut!  Please click on the link for a
stunning selction of portrait etchings by the master,  Gerald Leslie
Brockhurst.:
http://www.allinsongallery.com/brock/index.html

Gerald Brockhurst is best known for his portraits and etchings of glamorous
women. Regarded from the age of twelve as ?a young Botticelli, he studied in
England, France and Italy. Brockhurst's placement of a portrait within a
surrounding landscape, recalls the work of Italian Renaissance masters, as
there is a sense of mystery and the unknown, which separates the viewer from
the sitters. Brockhurst's sitters are given extra emphasis by their
surroundings and are usually composed close-up, looking straight at you,
positioned in shallow space, against a ledge, or against a blank background.
By changing the pose, setting or costume he could seemingly transform the
model into an entirely different person. To add to the shroud of mystery and
romance of the image, and to encourage the imagination of the viewer,
Brockhurst would attach exotic titles such as, Ophelia, Viba, Xenia and
Anais. In the UK in the 1930s and later in New York, Brockhurst became a
fashionable portrait painter with famous sitters including Marlene Dietrich
and the Duchess of Windsor. In retrospect he is regarded as an impressive
portraitist and printmaker.

Best wishes,
Jane,
Allinson Gallery, Inc. 



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