Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, English, 1890-1978
Title: A Connemara Peasant
Date: 1921
Medium: Etching on laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29.3 x 23 cm
Plate: 16.4 x 11.3 cm
Signed: lower right (under the image, in graphite): G.L. Brockhurst
upper left (in the plate): G.L. Brockhurst
Credit Line: Purchased, 2009
Object Number: NGI.2009.6
DescriptionBrockhurst's portrait etchings, mainly based on his drawings and paintings, show his allegiance to the Old Master tradition, being executed with meticulous craftsmanship and uncmpromising technical virtuosity.
A Connemara Peasant, based on a drawing in the British Museum, is a striking portrayal notable for its psychological intensity and dramatic use of light and shade. A stippling technique is used by the artist to achieve the appearance of flesh tones.
A Connemara Peasant, based on a drawing in the British Museum, is a striking portrayal notable for its psychological intensity and dramatic use of light and shade. A stippling technique is used by the artist to achieve the appearance of flesh tones.
ProvenanceBrockhurst Estate Sale; purchased, Private Collection, UK; Private Collection; purchased, Whyte's Auctioneers, Dublin, 2 March 2009, lot 173
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