Head of a Coster Girl
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
sight size: 18.8 x 24.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1278
About the Artist
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890–1978) was a British painter and etcher celebrated for his technically brilliant portraits and figurative works that blended Old Master craftsmanship with a distinctly modern psychological intensity. Born in Birmingham, he displayed exceptional talent from an early age, winning a scholarship to the Birmingham School of Art at just twelve and later continuing his studi...