64 - Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (British, 1898-1970) Portrait of George St. George oil on canvas signed BROCKHURST (lower right); titled (backing panel) 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm) Property from the Collection of Ben Duke This lot is located in Chicago. Framed: 31 x 27 in. Canvas is unlined and moderately buckled in the upper corners. Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust. A localized, vertical area of craquelures in the lower right corner, through the sitter's shoulder, only visible upon close viewing. Spots of minor inpainting along extreme upper center edge, and the upper right and left corner edges. Scattered frame abrasions along extreme edges, as well as two partial nail punctures to the upper right and left edges. Under UV light: the aforementioned areas of inpainting fluoresces, as well as a few other minor spots of inpainting along the extreme edges. Additional images available upon request. Lot Note: The present lot depicts George Baker Bligh St. George (1892-1957), third son of the second Baronet St. George and grandson ofthe financier and philanthropist George Fisher Baker (1840-1931), known as the "Dean of American Banking." Born in Dublin, St. George was educated at Eton College, Trinity College, and Cambridge University. He went on to marry Katherine Price Collier (1894-1983) in 1917, a cousin to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and who became a powerful Republican member of the House of Representatives. St. George was brother to Ferris St. George, who is also featured in this auction.