Paul Desmond Brown
American, 1893-1958
Paul Brown was an American illustrator of equestrian subjects although he was never formally trained as an artist. He is primarily known for his paintings, drawings and sketches of horses and equestrian sports. He is also well-known for his over three decades of illustrations for Brooks Brothers catalogs including more than one-thousand drawings. These illustrations made him a major influence on the image of urban males in twentieth-century America.
With Paul Brown's art, color is only an occasional adjunct playing a very secondary role to the use of the hard-edged line. His style has a calculated simplicity, a casual appearance, but is very carefully contrived and executed with much authority.
Illustrations by Paul Brown drew heavily upon copious notes and studies, often aided by photography as well as photographic memory. Brown preferred to draw with a pencil and, although not fond of painting, successfully employed a technique of using tinted paper with white highlights.
During the heyday of polo in the 1930's, Paul Brown immortalized the sport for many in his illustrations for Peter Vischer's POLO magazine, of which Brown was a member of the editorial board. "Today those historical moments are often taken for granted, as is much of the past, but we still have Paul Brown's unique legacy to breathe life into those special times."
Illustrating and writing books became Brown's main occupation, and he worked with the major publishers of the day including The Derrydale Press, Charles Scribner's Sons, Dodd, Mead & Company.(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
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Paul Brown Meadow Brook Steeple Chase At Ambrose Clark Estate Drypoint
Located in Bristol, CT
Meadow Brook Steeple Chase at Ambrose Clark Estate, Broad Hollow, Old Westbury, Long Island
Art Sz: 7 1/2"H x 11 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 15 1/4" H x 18 5/8"W
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Drypoint
Paul Brown Pastel/ Charcoal "Drumming Fast" Polo Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 8 3/8"H x 13"W
Frame Sz: 16 1/4"H x 20 1/4"W
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Bamboo Paper
Pair of Grand National Steeplechasing Scenes' 1931 by Paul D. Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
"Valentines The First Time"
Ex- Deschamps-Robertson Gallery
Image Sz: 5"H x 8"W
Frame Sz: 7 3/4"H x 10 5/8"W
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper
"The Goal" American Polo Scenes 1930 by Paul Brown for The Derrydale Press
Located in Bristol, CT
Intaglio aquatint
Print Sz: 12 1/4"H x 19 1/2"W
Frame: 21"H x 27 3/4"W
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Aquatint
"My Son George" 1921 Pen & Ink Portrait by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Very early 1921 pen & ink drawing on board by Paul Brown
Sz: 10 3/4"H x 8 1/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Ink, Pen
Paul Brown Cosmoline Military Officers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Paul Brown The Company Barber Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 7 3/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown A Left Handed Compliment Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 1/2"H x 6 1/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown Moving/ Full Pack Military Officers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 15 1/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown To The Showers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 12"H x 7 3/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown Military Officer Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11 3/4"H x 10 1/4"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Horse & Jockey" Pencil Drawing by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 8 1/2"H x 11"W
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil
'History At Aintree' Vignette Pencil Drawing by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 8 1/4"H x 10 3/4"W
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil
'The Cruelest Luck In The History Of Aintree: The Parting Of The Reins' Pencil D
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 8 1/4" x 10 3/4"
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil
Paul Brown Military Officer Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 14"H x 10 1/2"W
Title: Outside-rifles belts and bayonets
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown c1926 American Legion Photographer Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 4 1/8"W
Category
1920s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Paul Brown Church Congregation Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 5/8"H x 14 1/2"W
*w/ closed vertical 4 1/2" tear*
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Paul Brown Church Sermon Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9"H x 7"W
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Paul Brown Filling The Mattress Covers Pencil Drawing
Located in Bristol, CT
12"H x 10 1/2"W
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
A Rocket In The Rocket National Horse Show 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Over The Wing - Seraglio Virginia Gold Cup 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Dead Heat? Wissahickon Cup 1930
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Last Fence Maryland Hunt Cup 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
A Game One National Hunt Steeplechase Cheltenham 1929
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Jim Ryan And Bally Yarn Fell In The Jam At Hilltop Ditch Grasslands 1930
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Alligator Hit 1st West Hills Plate 1928
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Tumblers - A Big Springy Fence North Warwickshire Point To Points 1929
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Ruabon Water - A Nasty Jump Sir W.W. Wynn's Point To Points 1928
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Duel's End Maryland Hunt Cup 1927
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Cuckoo Hit First Fence Adjacent Hunts Ladies Race 1929
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Gypsy King Dove Through 3rd Ditch And Fence Llangollen Cup 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Dramatic - I'll Say So - Next Last Fence Grasslands 1930
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Gap - Last Fence - Timber Toppers Chase
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Hole In The Wall Meadow Brook Cup 1929
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Cullinan Runs In Front Of Shaun Goilin While Leading Evolution Off Course Grand
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Huntington, Southampton, Rare Bits
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Pickering 1932 - The Last Fence
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Burster Dead Tired But Game Radnor 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
For Radnor Foxhall Farm Challenge Cup
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Head Work Canal Turn Grasslands 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
His Last Fence Sandown 1928
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Two Seconds To Live Stanley Steeplechase '33 Aintree
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Double Fall Bechers Stanley Chase 1928
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
___ of the ___ Hunt Team ('tis kinder to supress the names) Paul Brown 1933
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Happy Landing - Louis D'Or Pecked Llangollen Farms 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
For Radnor Foxhall Farm Challenge Cup
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Charge Of The Light Brigade Maryland Hunt Cup 1930
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
The Ideal Seat For Aintree 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Waiting For The Vet Monmouth County 1932
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W
1933
Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Paul Brown Color Lithograph "The Water - Aintree" from The Grand National
Located in Bristol, CT
Paul Brown (New York/ Minnesota; 1893 – 1958)
The Water – Aintree, 1931
Color lithograph on paper
Signed to lower right margin; signed in plate
Print Sz: 9 3/4"H x 18"W
Frame Sz: 1...
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph
Paul Desmond Brown Watercolor Painting "Flat Horse"
Located in Bristol, CT
Paul Desmond Brown (American; 1893- 1958)
“Flat” Horse, early 20th century
Watercolor painting on paper
Signed to the lower right
Presented matted under glass in a wooden frame
Art ...
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Watercolor
Paul Brown Watercolor Painting "Steeple Chaser"
Located in Bristol, CT
Paul Desmond Brown (1893 – 1958)
Steeple Chaser
Watercolor painting on paper
Signed to the lower left
Art Sz: 8 1/4"H x 8 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 15"H x 14 1/2"W
American artist Paul Brow...
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Watercolor
"The Water Jump In The Grand National Of 1931 At Aintree" by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 10 5/8"H x 18 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 16 7/8"H x 25 1/4"W
A Color Plate Made Especially for Polo Magazine, Inc.
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph
Paul Desmond Brown Polo Watercolour
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 7 1/4"H x 9 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 11 1/2"H x 14 1/4"W
w/ turf green mat & gilt bamboo frame
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Watercolor
Brooks Brothers Calendar/ Paul Brown Fly-Fisherman, April 1945
Located in Bristol, CT
Paul Desmond Brown framed pencil '44 print of an angler on a riverbank for Brooks Brothers calendar April 1945
Print Sz: 13 1/4"H X 10 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 14 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W
w/ bird...
Category
1940s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Steeplechase Drypoint by Paul Desmond Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) c1930s drypoint etching depicting a gentleman jockey aboard steeplechaser #1 clearing a brush fence
Art Sz: 5 1/4"H x 7 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 12 1/...
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Etching
"Two Cavalry Officers" Pencil Drawing by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic pencil sketch c1930s by the equine master, Paul Desmond Brown
Art Sz: 7 3/8"H x 10 1/2"W
Frame Sz: 14"H x 17"W
Category
1940s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Pencil
"Tripple Bar" c1930s Drypoint by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Pen & ink drypoint depicting a military rider clearing a tripple bar fences
Signed: Paul Brown LR
w/ Closson Gallery label on verso
c1930s
Art Sz: 7"H x 11"W
Frame Sz: 16"H x 2...
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Drypoint
"Double Jump" Watercolor & Gouache by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Paul Desmond Brown (signed LL) watercolor w/ gouache highlights depicting a show-jumper clearing a double fence.
Art Sz: 9"H x 12"W
Frame Sz: 16"H ...
Category
20th Century Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Watercolor
"My Lady's Manor" 1930 Proof Plate by Paul D. Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Plate Proof for 'My Lady's Manor' by Paul Desmond Brown from The Derrydale Press book, 'Gentlemen Up' published 1930
Art Sz: 13 3/4"H x 7 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 19 1/4"H x 13 1/4"W
The r...
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Lithograph
"Good Old Bon Master Gets Over The 3rd Fence At The Maryland Hunt Club" 1931
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 11"H x 15"W
Mat Sz: 16 5/8"H x 20 5/8"W
Paul Desmond Brown (American; 1893-1958)
c1931
"Good Old Bon Master Gets Over the 3rd" Fence at the "Maryland Hunt Club" Dated: 1...
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Gouache
"Three Polo Players" c1930s Eglomise by Paul Desmond Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Three polo players c1930s on eglomise glass by Paul Desmond Brown
Art Sz: 13 3/4"H x 10 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 15"H x 12"W
Category
1930s Paul Desmond Brown
Materials
Charcoal
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