Romaine brooks

WASHINGTON, DC — Tucked into a far corner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, an exhibit showcases the extensive career of artist Romaine Brooks, a turn-of-the-20th-century icon who’s since been largely forgotten by the mainstream.

As a young woman, Gluck (born Hannah Gluckstein) rejected her family name, along with the dress and confines of her gender.

The life of Romaine Brooks was quite complicated, but despite that, she managed to create her paintings. Learn more about her.

Romaine Brooks (1874 – 1970) – AMERICAN GALLERY

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Description Early in her career, Brooks adopted a muted palette primarily of black, white, and various subtle shades of gray, sometimes with highlights of ochre, umber, or red, strongly reminiscent of James McNeill Whistler whose paintings she admired. Her first exhibition in 1910 at the prestigious Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris established her reputation as an artist. One of the paintings, Azalées Blanches (White Azaleas), a nude reclining on a couch in the artist’s studio, elicited…

This September, the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College proudly presents The Art of Romaine Brooks , a retrospective exhibition of a remarkable and under-acknowledged 20th century American artist.

“Jean Cocteau”, Romaine Brooks

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An extraordinarily independent woman, Brooks crafted an androgynous appearance and a unique artistic voice that challenged conventions of how women should look and behave.