Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)
1890-10-31Birmingham, United Kingdom1978-05-04Franklin Lakes, USAUnited Kingdom, USA
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst 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 first and second wives.
Date and place of birt: | 31 october 1890, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 4 may 1978, Franklin Lakes, USA |
Nationality: | United Kingdom, USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Realism, Neoclassicism |