Gerald Brockhurst #geraldbrockhurst

The image is a side-by-side comparison of two portrait paintings of women. On the left is the famous “Mona Lisa,” a Renaissance oil painting featuring a woman with long brown hair, an enigmatic half-smile, and folded hands, seated before a dreamy, mountainous landscape under a hazy sky. On the right is a modern-style oil painting of a woman with short, dark wavy hair, striking red lipstick, and a confident upward gaze, wearing a dark dress with puffed short sleeves, lace trim, and a vivid blue patterned neck scarf; behind her is a soft, muted background of rolling hills under an overcast sky.

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa (c.1503–1506) + Gerald Brockhurst, By the Hills (1939)

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Painting titled Jeunesse Dorée, which means 'gilded youth' in french. Created by Gerald Brockhurst and used Kathleen Woodward as the model.

This is 'Jeunesse Dorée' created in 1934 by Gerald. The model used was Kathleen Woodward who he would marry later in 1947. It is able to be viewed at the Lady Lever Art Gallery.

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British born painter and etcher #GeraldBrockhurst (1890-1978) trained at Birmingham School of Art and RA Schools.His first solo exhibition was at Chenil Gallery, London, & he exhibited at RA, 1923-53. He became an American citizen in 1949.

Dorette (1933)
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

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Portrait by Gerald Brockhurst (1890–1978)

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