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Brooks Anderson

Estuario
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
The impressionist land and water scene from Brooks Anderson. This estuary scene of Marin captures
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Estuario
Estuario
$7,000
H 48 in W 36 in D 2 in
Passage: West Marin
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
The impressionist land and water scene from Brooks Anderson. This estuary scene of Marin captures
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Passage: West Marin
Passage: West Marin
$7,000
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Reverie: Morning
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Signed, titled and dated. Refined and beautiful. Wired and ready to
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reverie: Morning
Reverie: Morning
$5,000
H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Altarpiece: Good Omen
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style. Lovely to behold from every
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Altarpiece: Good Omen
Altarpiece: Good Omen
$8,000
H 30 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Altarpiece
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alterpiece. Oil on canvas, meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Altarpiece
$7,500
H 30 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Talisman
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Realist Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style. Lovely to behold from
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Talisman
Talisman
$5,800
H 24 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Stillwater
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Stillwater' - oil on canvas is 12 x 36 inches, meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stillwater
Stillwater
$2,000
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Spiritus
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Spiritus - oil on canvas is 24 x 24 inches, meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spiritus
$2,400
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Garden of Stone: Midcentury
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
painted by American Realist Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernism
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
painted by American Realist Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modernism
Modernism
$10,500
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Sentinel (Midcentury Modern)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Realist Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style. Lovely to behold from
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacific Rim no. 4
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
by Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges are painted dark in artist's signature style. Lovely to behold from
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pacific Rim no. 4
Pacific Rim no. 4
$5,200
H 24 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Humboldt County no. 4
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
within. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are explorations into the power
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Humboldt County no. 4
Humboldt County no. 4
$3,500
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Galatea: Calm Seas- (folding screen)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
framing is also available - inquire within. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Angles: Above and Below
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
also available - inquire within. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Angles: Above and Below
$2,500
H 18 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Terminus no. 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
is known. Artist signed, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Terminus no. 2
$1,000
H 14 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
GRAVITAS / 4x8 feet, breathtaking contemporary realist painting
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Evening Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handell, Clyde Aspevig, Michael Lynch, Skip Whitcomb, and Brooks Anderson SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Cover
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Evening Light
Evening Light
$600
H 29.25 in W 40 in D 0.01 in

Recent Sales

Thalassa
By Brooks Anderson
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
The work of Brooks Anderson is engaging and detailed. The colors are vibrant and bright. Anderson
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Thalassa
Thalassa
H 40 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Virgano 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
The work of Brooks Anderson is engaging and detailed. This piece brings the feeling of Southern
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Virgano 2
H 40 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Tower No. 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
The work of Brooks Anderson is engaging and detailed. This piece brings the feeling of Southern
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tower No. 2
Tower No. 2
H 24 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Thalassa No. 5
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
actually find ourselves - even healing for these uneasy times. - Brooks Anderson Brooks Anderson
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tower
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Tower 2023 24" x 48" oil on panel Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

In Memory (Homelands)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Memory (Homelands) 2023 24" x 48" oil on panel Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Shroud 4
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
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2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Shroud 4
H 24 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
The Shroud 3
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Shroud 3
H 24 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
The Shroud 1
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Shroud 1
H 24 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
The Channel
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Channel
H 24 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall "Key Largo" II Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell
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1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall "Key Largo" Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell
Category

1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Tabula Raza (Clean Slate)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tabula Raza (Clean Slate), oil on canvas, meticulously painted by American Realist Brooks Anderson
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DAYBREAK - Contemporary Impressionist landscape - water
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson, who is known for his gifted handling
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Oil on canvas, meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Canvas edges
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ad Astra no. 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are explorations into the power of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emergence: Shadows and Light
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Invictus: Undefeated
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
world. Brooks Anderson, who lives in northern California, takes relish in the act of painting
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

AD ASTRA (To the Stars) - surf / waves
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson, who is known for his gifted handling
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Terminus no. 3
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
is known. Artist signed, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Memento Vivere (Remember to Live)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
/ as new. *Custom framing is also available - inquire within. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mother Tongue
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
is also available - inquire within. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
H 36 in W 72 in D 1.5 in
Aquarius
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
hang unframed with its darkly painted edge. Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil paintings are explorations
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Aquarius
Aquarius
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"VIEW FROM SWAMPSCOTT, NO. 2", Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Yardley, PA
As a west coast artist, when painting the nuances of the East Coast light, I find an additional challenge or two: the subject matter, great attention to detail, and the ability to pa...
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NO. 3", Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Yardley, PA
Majestic, dramatic, pristine - the far Northern California coastline presents both a wildness and an unmatched spiritual venue for reflection and replenishment. Nature contains const...
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

'OCEANUS: ILLUMINA", Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Yardley, PA
Why are there so many artists painting waves?...I think a lot has to do with a sense of awe. Besides being an over-painted and cliché subject, there’s something in the mystique an...
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"SEVEN SISTERS, NO. 1", Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Yardley, PA
From the Sussex coastline of southeast England, there are dramatic, high limestone cliffs. I love the starkness of the blues and greens of sky and sea juxtaposed with the brilliant w...
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"TRITON, NO. 2", Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Yardley, PA
Power and light. That's what I get from these wave-scape. The world could always use more Power and Light, and Nature will always remind us of that grand Truth. :: Painting :: Realis...
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2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Open Water No.2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Open Water No.2 2023 30" x 50" oil on canvas Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Veritas 4
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Veritas 4
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

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Brooks Anderson’s eloquent oil on canvas and panel landscapes are an exploration into the power of Contemporary Landscape painting. Known for his gifted handling of composition, detail, and clarity of light, he evokes in paint the experience of atmosphere and natural phenomena. In 1982, he graduated California State University, Northridge, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Then in 1984, the renowned New York art critic Theodore F. Wolff discovered his work, and suggested that David Findlay, Jr., Fine Art should represent him. For the next decade he was represented there, as well as the Schmidt-Bingham and Sherry French Galleries in New York City. Olga Dollar and William Sawyer Galleries in San Francisco represented his work on the West Coast. His paintings are now found in numerous collections, including the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, and are featured in the seminal book, Spirit of Place: Contemporary American Realism in the Landscape Tradition, by John Arthur. His work was purchased by this museum, and was included in the museum’s multi-city exhibition, entitled “Green Woods and Crystal Waters: The American Landscape Tradition.” Anderson is currently being represented by the Addington Gallery in Chicago, and Cooper and Smith in Essex, Connecticut. This year the Art Museum of Sonoma County is exhibiting his work in a comprehensive retrospective: “LANDSCAPE: Awe to Activism.” It is in his new series of large-scale, spiritually-evocative paintings that his vision opens up and aspires to majesty. Here he portrays the landscape in a contemporary context—pristine, modern meditations on land, sea, and sky, as if there is a divine structure beneath the surface. There is a riveting, imminent, and haunting quality to these numinous paintings of the natural world. Brooks Anderson, who lives in northern California, takes relish in the act of painting, responding to what is happening on the surface of the work. He builds up layers of vibrant, transparent color, while simultaneously harnessing an energy in the composition. Anderson dives beneath the surface appearance of his subject matter to discover something irresistibly profound.

Finding the Right Landscape-paintings for You

It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.

The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.

The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).

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