The following selection shows Bertram Brooker’s range of expression: beginning with abstraction, he moved into representation and then constructed various blends of the two. Brooker’s non-representational abstract paintings from 1927 to 1931 are among the most important bodies of work in Canadian art. In a manner reminiscent of the works of William Blake (1757–1827), they are a stirring testimony to Brooker’s belief in the existence of a spiritual realm.
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Ultrahomo c.1912–13
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Oozles c. 1922-24
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Sounds Assembling 1928
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Alleluiah 1929
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Elijah 1929
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Manitoba Willows c.1929–31
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Striving c.1930
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The St. Lawrence 1931
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Figures in a Landscape 1931
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Still Life with Lemons c.1936
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The Recluse 1939
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Kneeling Figure 1940
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The Cloud c.1942
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Symphonic Forms 1947
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Swing of Time 1954
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James King is a professor of English at McMaster University. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton.
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