 Road-Side Shrine, Quebec, 1946 watercolour on paper, 13½" × 10½" |
 Fence Corner no. 2, 1937 pencil on paper, 13½" × 9¼" |
 #13 Study of Trees, 1933 pencil on paper, 11½" × 8½" |
 Umbrella Tree, 1950 oil on board, 30" × 24" |
Bertram Richard Brooker (1888-1955) – Artist Biography
Bertram Richard Brooker (March 31, 1888 – March 22, 1955) was a Canadian writer, painter, musician, and advertising agency executive. Born in Croydon, England, March 31st 1888. Died in Toronto, Ontario, March 22nd 1955.
In 1931 Brooker was embroiled in a controversy about nudity in art when a painting of his was removed from a gallery exhibition because it contained nudity. Brooker later wrote the essay "Nudes and Prudes" in 1931 as a rebuke.
Brooker is regarded as the first Canadian abstract impressionist. He was strongly influenced in his development as an artist by LeMoine Fitzgerald.