Edmund Walpole Brooke (18 September 1865 – 1938) was an Australian painter. Born in Melbourne, Brooke moved to Japan in his youth, where his father,

John Henry Brooke Hon. John Henry Brooke MLA (15 May 1826 – 8 January 1902), was a colonial Victorian politician. Personal information Brooke was born at Boston, Lincolnshire on 15 May 1826 the son of John Brooke, a journalist and Mary Ann. He was apprenticed ...

, was a reporter and director of the Japan Daily Herald. He married a Japanese woman and they had a daughter. He exhibited at the

Royal Academy, London The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...

and the

Paris Salon The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

in 1890 and 1891. In 1890, he was a friend of

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...

, and joined van Gogh on his

plein air ''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein air' painting ...

painting trips. Research on E. W. Brooke and his connection with van Gogh is being carried out by Tsukasa Kodera, a professor of art history at Osaka University.

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{{reflist 1865 births 1938 deaths 19th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian painters Australian people of English descent Australian emigrants to Japan Colony of Victoria people