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Alexander Brook

Alexander Brook

?–1980
WA-00024647
Painting
Representation
None documented
16
Institutional Exhibitions
11
Works in Collection
15
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Portraits from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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Painting, Sculpture, Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Romantic Painting in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943–1944
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Twentieth Century Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942–1943
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Twenty Lithographs: Graphic Art Processes
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941
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Painting, Sculpture, Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1939
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Three Centuries of American Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1938
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Paintings for Paris
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
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Summer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on Loan
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
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New Acquisitions: The Collection of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936

Field Verification (4 fields)

4 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
  • Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

  • Wikidata
    Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About

Why this artist matters now

Alexander Brook was an American painter and printmaker active from the early twentieth century through the 1970s. Working primarily in oil and etching, he developed a figurative practice rooted in American realism, with particular attention to portraiture and domestic interiors. His work demonstrates a sustained commitment to descriptive representation at a moment when abstraction dominated critical discourse.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 10d ago

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Artworks (11)

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Artwork sources (3)

11 published of 13 catalogued · 2 with image
  • MoMA
    8 published
  • The Met
    3 published
  • + 1 more source · 2 catalogued, not yet published
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Images

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Twentieth Century Ruin (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2
Collections2
Museum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionPortraits from the Museum Collection
New York · 1960
Group ExhibitionXXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1954
Group ExhibitionAmerican Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1948
Group ExhibitionPainting, Sculpture, Prints
New York · 1944
Group ExhibitionRomantic Painting in America
New York · 1943
Group ExhibitionTwentieth Century Portraits
New York · 1942