Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (British, 1890-1978) Jeunesse Dorée (Ophelia)

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Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (British, 1890-1978)

Jeunesse Dorée (Ophelia), 1942, edition of 100. Signed and dated "G.L. Brockhurst. 1942" in pencil l.r., signed within the plate, identified on a label from Arthur H. Harlow & Co., Inc., New York, affixed to the backing. Etching on paper, plate size 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (27.5 x 22.4 cm),framed.
Condition: Gentle rippling, unobtrusive mat burn, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $800-1,200

Out of the frame the sheet is a laid paper measuring 14 x 10 3/8 inches and is laid down. The margins have mat burn, and there is brown paper tape along the very edges of the sheet. There is a thinned spot to the margin near the upper right corner. There are pencil annotations to the lower margin.


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