Le Béguin (The Crush)
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.81 × 10.95 cm (5 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.) sheet: 29.37 × 23.02 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1110
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst · 1890–1978
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...