Alexander Brook (1898 – 1980)
Posted by Suzay Lamb on March 3, 2013
Young Pianist
Amalia
Summer Wind
Portrait Of A Little Girl
Portrait Of Reginald Marsh
Future Author
Morning
Mrs. Emily Wilson
Portrait Of Lily
The Georgia Cracker
title unknown
Minor Tragedy
Peggy Bacon And Metaphysic
Katharine Hepburn
Merle Oberon
Bette Davis
Yvette
The Young Couple, Monsieur et Madame Bourdelle
The Guest Room
Bacchante
Black And White
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
How Shall I Tell My Daughter
Jane Bouché
Bruce said
I hope he finally found a way to tell his daughter whatever she needed to know. I also hope he delegated the last task!
Regarding his portraiture, I did not recognize any of his famous subjects at first glance. Even after reading the title, scrolling back up, and saying “Oh yeah. I guess” it was tough.
This fellow would not be very high up on my list of American Masters. His work looks bizarre and even amateurish to me.
Which leads me to make one more comment. Sometimes (in my opinion) we mistake a lack of talent for a distinctive artistic style. Could I draw as well as him? Certainly not. However, I bet thousands of art students in this nation could.
Why is it we shower accolades on artists without artistic greatness in the modern era? Yeah, yeah, eye of the beholder, I know.
Stu Mead said
I disagree, I think his work is terrific. I never heard of or saw his work before. thanks for finding it.
Bruce said
The man had difficulty drawing the human face, Stu, but I respect your right to disagree, of course. As I said, “eye of the beholder.”
Stu Mead said
I think his faces are lovely. He’s singing the blues not singing opera. It’s true: the eye of the beholder. I’ll admit I am a fan of the Art Student’s League and New York painting of the 20s and 30s.
At least he garnered a Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Brook
Suzay Lamb said
Alexander Brook’s article on Wikipedia is shorter than Stu Mead’s one! Haha