Reappraisal: Romain Brooks

“Le Trajet”, “The Crossing”, Ida Rubinstein ca. 1900-1911.

“La Jaquette Rouge”, 1910.

‘White Azaleas”, 1910.

“Femme Avec Des Fleurs” or “Spring”, 1912.

Self Portrait by Romaine Brooks (detail), 1923.
During Brooks’ younger years, psychologists, social standards, counselors, and doctors predominantly considered homosexuality to be a mental defect or disorder. Brooks, an American, chose to live most of her life in France, where her lifestyle was less persecuted and where she could live in a social community of individuals who were not exclusively heterosexual.
A fascinating painter not to skim over!