Oil painting of vase with flowers by Gertrude Anita Snow Brooks, prior 1947
Entry/Object ID
2012.60.1
Description
ACC. NO. 12.60.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: ARTISTS
DATE OR PERIOD: PRIOR TO 1947
OBJECT: PAINTING, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION: AN OIL-ON-CANVAS PAINTING DEPICTING A VASE WITH MULTI-COLORED FLOWERS. PAINTING IS FRAMED IN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE GOLD ON JESSO AND IS SIGNED IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER IN MINUTE PRINTING.
SIZE: L 21" X W 25-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: PAINTING BY GERTRUDE ANITA SNOW BROOKS, 1866-1947. THE ARTIST SETTLED IN ALAMEDA WITH HER FAMILY IN 1875. SHE STUDIED IN SAN FRANCISCO AT THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN UNDER VIRGIL WILLIAMS THEN ESTABLISHED A STUDIO IN HER HOME ON 1815 ALAMEDA AVENUE. MS. BROOKS DIED IN ALAMEDA ON FEBRUARY 7, 1947.
DONOR: MARK DI FRANGIA
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
Interpretative Labels
Label
current sign (applies to 12.52.1, 12.60.1, and 98.311.3):
THREE PAINTINGS BY
ALAMEDA ARTIST
Gertrude A. Brooks
(1866 - 1947)
From left to right, a floral still life
and two redwood grove scenes.
All are oil on canvas
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Gertrude Anita Snow Brooks, a prominent listed California artist, was born in Vallejo but moved to Alameda with her family in 1875. As a teenager she ferried to San Francisco to study at the School of Design
under Virgil Williams. She established a studio at her home at 1813 Alameda Ave. after her marriage. A highly-skilled painter, her rare works include views of the redwoods, Chinatown, the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as still lives. Mrs. Brooks died in Alameda on February 7, 1947.
