Search results
Romaine Brooks (born Beatrice Romaine Goddard; May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970) was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. She specialized in portraiture and used a subdued tonal palette keyed to the color gray.
Romaine Brooks, the daughter of a wealthy, unbalanced woman estranged from her husband before Romaine's birth, had a miserable and unstable childhood. An insane older brother received mother's love and attention, leaving Romaine scarred from lack of affection and acceptance.
Oct 28, 2022 · The American-born painter Romaine Brooks was almost forgotten for decades after her death. Now the world is finally ready to understand the underrated queer artist.
Jun 17, 2016 · Romaine Brooks ( 1874 – 1970) lived most of her life in Paris where she was a leading figure of an artistic counterculture of upper-class Europeans and American expatriates, many of whom were creative, bohemian, and homosexual.
Romaine Brooks was part of the first generation of revolutionary and openly bohemian female artists. As a practicing artist pre-first World War, this was a moment in history when women did not have the right to vote and as such did not have the due respect or the same opportunities as men.
Jul 8, 2016 · The artistic achievements of Romaine Brooks (1874–1970), both as a major expatriate American painter and as a formative innovator in the decorative arts, have long been overshadowed by her fifty...
Oct 2, 2016 · Romaine Brooks (1874–1970) lived most of her life in Paris where she was a leading figure of an artistic counterculture of upper-class Europeans and American expatriates, many of whom were creative, bohemian and homosexual.
Romaine Brooks was a U.S. Woman Artist and LGBTQ Artist born on May 1, 1874. Brooks contributed to the Symbolist movement and died on December 7, 1970.
Jun 23, 2022 · The story of Romaine Brooks could have been a story of success, luxury, and the easy life since she was born into a very wealthy American family (her grandfather was a multi-millionaire). Learn why it wasn’t the case.
Romaine Brooks (1874–1970) lived most of her life in Paris where she was a leading figure of an artistic counterculture of upper-class Europeans and American expatriates, many of whom were creative, bohemian, and homosexual.
