Artist

Bertram Brooker

Portrait of Bertram Brooker
Portrait of Bertram Brooker

Canadian, 1888–1955

Bertram Brooker was a Canadian Abstract Expressionism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Bertram Brooker was born in County Borough of Croydon.

Bertram Richard Brooker (March 31, 1888 – March 21, 1955) was a Canadian abstract painter. A self-taught polymath (the first in Canadian art), in addition to being a visual artist, Brooker was a Governor General's Award-winning novelist, as well as a poet, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, copywriter, graphic designer, and advertising executive. A key part of the art community in Toronto, he is considered one of its "most gifted first responders".

Works by Bertram Brooker

Collections represented

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