- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Dispossessed
- Creator:
- Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980
- Date of Original:
- 1898/1980
- Subject:
- Women in art
Art
Men in art
Children in art
Trees in art
Family in art
Poor in art
Watercolor painting, American - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
watercolors (paintings) - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Realist painter Alexander Brook's undated work Dispossessed (watercolor on paper, 14 1/4" x 16 3/8") depicts the dignity of a desperate family by capturing the expression of the woman in a pensive moment, amid what appear to be bleak prospects.
Image of Alexander Brook's undated work Dispossessed (watercolor on paper, 14 1/4 X 16 3/8 in.). This painting depicts the dignity of a desperate family by capturing the expression of the woman in a pensive moment, amid what appear to be bleak prospects. A bearded man leans against the woman, both of whom are seated. A small child stands next to the woman. Several barren trees stand behind them.
Brook was a leader among New York City's mainstream figurative painters during the 1930s. Trained in the American realist tradition of painting, Brook's landscapes, portraits, and genre scenes are largely devoid of overt or hidden social meaning and are characterized by subdued colors and strong, weighty shapes. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alexander-brook-1898-1980/m-10770/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alexander-brook-1898-1980
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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