Gerald Leslie Brockhurst ARA RE RP, British 1890-1978 - Portrait of Dorette; black chalk on paper, signed lower right 'G L Brockhurst', 36.5 x 29 cm (ARR) Note: Dorette was the artist’s nickname for the model Kathleen Woodward, who became his muse...

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst ARA RE RP, British 1890-1978 - Portrait of Dorette; black chalk on paper, signed lower right 'G L Brockhurst', 36.5 x 29 cm (ARR) Note: Dorette was the artist’s nickname for the model Kathleen Woodward, who became his muse and later his second wife, appearing in many of his works. His portraits of Dorette from the 1930s are particularly known for demonstrating the influence of Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Mona Lisa' on the artist, seen here in the piercing yet sensual gaze of the sitter. During this period, Brockhurst also made celebrated portraits of well-known figures including the film stars Merle Oberon and Marlene Dietrich, and Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor (now in the National Portrait Gallery). Portraits of Dorette are held in public collections including the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston, the McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock, the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Wirral and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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