Gerald Leslie Brockhurst RA, La Casaquin De Laine (The Wool Jacket)

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst RA, La Casaquin De Laine (The Wool Jacket)This exquisite early 20th century etching by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst RA (1890 1978) depicts the artists wife, Anais Brockhurst. Its rendered with his typical attention to detail and imbued with an advanced understanding of the human spirit. She clutches her necklace, with her left elbow planted on a hardback book, right hand on her lap. Her head is turned to reveal a large earring partially shaded by the brim of a ribboned hat. In 1923, when this was

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They’ll sense intrigue

Her flings included Victor Hugo and Edward Prince of Wales

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and warm greys

which was referred to as ‘Orientalism’

The same portrait was sold at Christie’s in 2012

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 27” x 24” / 69cm x 61cmYear of creation: 1912Condition: Artwork presents well

The painting is housed within a gilded frame with foliate corners and monogrammed in the lower left

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25” x 19½” / 64cm x 49cmYear of creation: 1836Condition: Overall very presentable

The bush on the right of the couple appears to have grown diagonally with the wind whipping across the open landscape

The painting is monogrammed in the lower right and housed within an appropriate contemporary frame