Le Béguin (The Crush)

1921

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Associated Names
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Artist, British, 1890 - 1978

The image shows the head and upper torso of a person in a contemplative pose. The individual is leaning forward with their chin resting on one hand while the other hand supports their cheek. They have a serene expression with delicate facial features, short straight hair, and a headdress covering their head. The headdress has circular shapes around the ears. The person is dressed in a garment with long sleeves, visible around the wrists, with detailed folds and shading. The background is minimally detailed.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.81 × 10.95 cm (5 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.37 × 23.02 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1984, no. 33, iv/iv

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1934

  • Wright, Harold J. L. "Catalogue of the Etchings of G. L. Brockhurst, A.R.A., R.E." Print Collector's Quarterly 22, no. 1 (January 1935): no. 33, iv/iv.

1984

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. Complex Simplicity: Gerald Lesley Brockhurst and His Graphic Work. New Haven, Connecticut: Sign of the Arrow, 1984, p. 41, no. 33, iv/iv.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Brockhurst. [reversed]; lower right in graphite: G. L. Brockhurst; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: Le béguin; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: S.12167

Markings

stamped center right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

Made / F J Head [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77013246

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