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Robert Brooks

South African 1941-2024 


Born in Springs in the then Transvaal, Robert Brooks came under the sway of the assertive Brian Bradshaw at Rhodes University in the early 1960s. Taking cues from his teacher, Brooks developed a painterly and spirited style, characterised by meandering and expressive outlines, recognisable locations, compact or off-kilter perspectives, and vivid, oily colour contrasts. His output is typically bold, large in scale, opulent, often kitsch, teeming with drama or incident, and swiped thick with rich colour. A founding member of the influential Grahamstown Group in 1964, Brooks lectured at Rhodes between 1967 and 1972, headed the Department of Photography at the Tech until 1980, and in 1981 finally replaced Bradshaw as head of Fine Arts back at Rhodes. He retired in 1997.


5 lots offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 215 119
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Robert Brooks; Figure Drawings, two
15 Jul 2025
Current bid ZAR 1 500USD 84
Robert Brooks; Pedestrians Use Crosswalk
15 Jul 2025
Current bid ZAR 1 200USD 67
Robert Brooks; Rising Sun
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 000USD 111
Robert Brooks; Landscape at Sunrise
15 Jul 2025
Current bid ZAR 2 800USD 156
Robert Brooks; Cattle Watering in a Mountainous Landscape
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 500USD 139
Robert Brooks; Composition with a Tree
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 3 500USD 195
Robert Brooks; Mfengu Village and Makana's Kop
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 2 500USD 139
Robert Brooks; The Great Cumulus
15 Jul 2025
Current bid ZAR 23 000USD 1 282
Robert Brooks; Omega Virus in My End, Is My Beginning
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 13 000USD 724
Robert Brooks; Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
15 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 1 500USD 84
Robert Brooks; An Extensive Landscape
15 Jul 2025
Current bid ZAR 38 000USD 2 117
Robert Brooks; Coastal Settlement
8 Jul 2024
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT