By the Window

1922

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Associated Names
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Artist, British, 1890 - 1978

The image depicts a portrait of a person's upper body. The individual is in a seated or resting pose, facing to the right. They have a defined nose and lips, with downcast eyes. The person's long, dark hair is partially covered by a loose-fitting hat with a rounded top. The attire is casual with layers around the neck and shoulders. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.34 × 9.68 cm (5 1/4 × 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 20.8 cm (11 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.130

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1984, no. 31, ix/ix

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. 31, ix/ix.

1984

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. Complex Simplicity: Gerald Lesley Brockhurst and His Graphic Work. New Haven, Connecticut: Sign of the Arrow, 1984, p. 40, no. 31, ix/ix.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: G. L. Brockhurst [reversed]; lower right in graphite: G. L. Brockhurst; upper left corner in graphite by unknown hand: E-7X-X; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: By the Window

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77013251

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