Description: Original Pencil on heavy paper drawing Size: 10 1/8" x 8 1/4" Titled: Tree Dancer Signed: Lower left A, Brook Condition: Good condition This piece was set to be matted, but wasn't It has 2 pieces of tape onto a card Provenance: Woodstock NY estate Please check the pictures closely for detail and condition, feel free to message us with any questions Bio: Alexander Brook (July 14, 1898 – February 26, 1980) was an American artist and critic. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of twelve he was bed-ridden with polio. It was during this time that he received his first lessons in painting. In 1914 he entered the Art Students League, where He was born in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of twelve he was bed-ridden with polio. It was during this time that he received his first lessons in painting. In 1914 he entered the Art Students League, where he studied for four years. There he met the painter Peggy Bacon, whom he married in 1920. During his twenties, Brooks painted still life's and posed figures with vigor and sensuality. He later began to emulate the style of Jules Pascin. From 1924–27 he was the assistant director of Whitney Studio Club.His realist painting was exhibited widely and he won multiple awards. Children's Lunch won the Frank G Logan prize in Chicago in 1929 and Georgia Jungle won the Carnegie Prize at the Carnegie International art exhibition in 1939. Unfortunately for Brook, the realist style fell out of favor late in the 1940s. About 1940, he was divorced from Peggy Bacon. After a second marriage and spells living in Savannah, he married in 1945 his third wife, the painter Gina Knee. In 1948 they moved to Sag Harbor on eastern Long Island, View more great items
Price: 595 USD
Location: Kingston, New York
End Time: 2025-01-08T18:12:44.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: US
Artist: Alexander Brook
Style: Realism
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Material: Pencil, Graphite
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Signed?: Signed
Original/Reproduction: Original
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14in.)
Features: Signed
Width (Inches): 10 1/8
Color: Black/White
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Limited Edition Print
Height (Inches): 8 1/4
