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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.
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 lived a life worth writing about. A non-monogamous lesbian and world traveler, Brooks became famous for her evocative portraiture that paired her subjects with their spirit animals, and for her grim sense of style, black tailored jackets and top hat that she designed herself.
