Lot 229
  • 229

GERALD LESLIE BROCKHURST, R. A. | Jeunesse Dorée

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
  • Jeunesse Dorée
  • signed G. L. Brockhurst in pencil (lower right); inscribed 1st state and property of the artist G.L.B. (lower left)
  • etching, the first state (of two), on laid paper
  • plate: 27.5 by 22.5cm.; 10 1/4 by 8 3/4 in.; sheet: 34.5 by 27.8cm.; 13 1/2 by 11in.
  • Executed in 1942, the present work is one of four proofs of the first state, aside from the edition of 75.

Condition

With full margins, in good condition, adhesive-staining along the upper sheet edge, a small nick in the upper sheet edge, the verso with a small area of red surface soiling just showing through in the lower margins recto, framed.
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