Search the whole artnet database
This artwork, L'Eventail (The Fan) by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, is currently for sale at Harris Schrank Fine Prints.
Find comprehensive details on this artwork below, contact the gallery from this page, or browse more artworks by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst on artnet Galleries.

 More from this Artist

 Previous

 

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, L'Eventail (The Fan)
 
 Print this Page
Share |
 
TITLE:  L'Eventail (The Fan)
ARTIST:  Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
WORK DATE:  1926
CATEGORY:  Prints
MATERIALS:  etching on cream laid paper with margins
EDITION/SET OF:  76
MARKINGS:  signed in pencil
REGION:  British
PRICE*:  Contact Gallery for Price
GALLERY:  Harris Schrank Fine Prints  +1-212-662-1234  Send Email
DESCRIPTION:  A fine impression of this small but impressive demonstration of Brockhurst's mastery of etching. Reference: Fletcher 22, Wright 22. In good condition, (a thin spot inherent in paper lower margin near edge), the matrix pristine, archival matting.

The woman carrying the fan is of course Brockhurst's favorite model, at least at this time, his wife Anais. She wears an embroidered coat which allows Brockhurst to display his capacity to capture complex textures with the etching needle - much as his predecessor Wenzel Hollar used women's furs and fashions to display his legendary abilities.

The meticulous etching is contrasted - in an aethetically effective way - with the curiously messy border area below. It appears that Brockhurst was practicing using the etching needle in an area that would not affect the image, and he left it that way - surely intentionally - in the edition (including also his printed signature, written normally in the plate and thus printed backwards).

ONLINE CATALOGUE(S):  Harris Schrank Fine Prints Inventory Catalogue
 
*Prices subject to change

 Get email alerts about this artist!
artnet—The Art World Online. ©2012 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved. artnet® is a registered trademark of Artnet Worldwide Corporation, New York, NY, USA.