Charles Bragg
American, 1931-2017
Charles Bragg, born in 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American artist, author and one of the art world’s best-known satirists. His works often featured celebrities or ordinary people depicted in a humorous—and sometimes macabre fashion—across his sculptures, stories, prints, and paintings. “You observe the human race and the world, and, if you don't get a kick out of it. I think you're missing something,” Bragg once mused. Bragg attended the High School of Music and Art in Harlem before moving to California. His early visual art stemmed from commissioned portraits, and, over time, he began to inject his own political views in sharp satires of society at large, which brought him acclaim and critical success. He was the recipient of numerous honors, notably including the Gold Medal from the National Society of Illustrators as well as the Award of Merit from the Art Directors Guild of New York. Today, his works can be found in the collections of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow; the Albrecht Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri; the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, among others. Bragg died on January 9, 2017 at the age of 85.(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Beginning of the End
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Beginning of the end" c.1990 is a color lithograph by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed and numbered 49/300 in pencil by the ...
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Elephant Man
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Elephant Man" c.1985 is an original color lithograph by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed and numbere...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Charles Bragg
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Women In Golf : The Perfect Couple 1988 Signed Limited Edition Art Etching
By Charles Bragg
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Signed Limited Edition Etching by Charles Bragg.
Women in Golf Suite : The Perfect Couple
1988
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13" x 14.5" inches
Signed in pencil, titled and marked 100/300
Unframed
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Women In Golf : Fore! 1988 Signed Limited Edition Art Etching
By Charles Bragg
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Signed Limited Edition Etching by Charles Bragg.
Women in Golf Suite : FORE!
1988
Etching
13" x 14.5" inches
Signed in pencil, titled and marked 94/300
Unframed
Charles Bragg (1...
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1980s American Realist Charles Bragg
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H 13 in W 14.5 in D 1 in
Women in Golf #18 Signed Limited Edition Etching 1988
By Charles Bragg
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Signed Limited Edition Art Etching by Charles Bragg.
Women in Golf Suite : #18
1988
Etching
13" x 14.5" inches
Signed in pencil, titled and marked 95 /300
Unframed
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The Pediatrician
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Pediatrician" c.1970 is a lithograph by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is signed and titled in the plate as issue. The image (Stone mark) size is 4.75 x 6.75 inches, framed is 11 x 13 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden brown frame, with grey matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist.
Charles Bragg was born in St. Louis, Missouri to two Vaudeville performing parents that he traveled with throughout his childhood. He attended New York’s High School of Music and Art in Harlem and ran away with his sweetheart when he turned 18.
He studied at the Art Students League in New York and later resided in Los Angeles. Before he decided to truly pursue painting, Bragg was a cab driver, a truck driver, a stand-up comedian, and a factory worker. When he arrived in California, he began painting for the wealthy and even gave lessons. It was during this time that he began to develop satirical feelings for the upper-class he was painting.
Considered the foremost social satire artist in America, Charles Bragg is highly acclaimed for his cryptic and humorous portraits. Bragg is a spiritual descendent of Bosch, Brueghel and Daumier
His work is found in the collections of at least 20 international museums, including thePushkin Museum, Moscow, USSR - Galleria d' Arte, Moderna de Milano Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland - Dayton Art Museum, Ohio - DowneyMuseum of Art, California - Long Beach Museum of Art, California - Wichita State University Collection - Roswell Museum Collection, New Mexico - Canton Art Institute, Ohio - Loch Haven Art Center, Orlando Florida - University of Wyoming Museum of Art - The Albrecht Museum of Art, St Joseph, Mo - St Lawrence University, Canton, NY - Gibbes Art Center, Charleston, SC - Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Michigan ¬University of Judaism, Los Angeles, Ca - Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska - Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas - Joseph Hirshhorn Collection, National Gallery of Design...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Charles Bragg
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Big Board Stock Exchange
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Big Board Stock Exchange" c.1980 is an original etching by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 230/300 in pencil by t...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Charles Bragg
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The Captains Table
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Captains Table" c.1990 is a color offset lithograph by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 305/950 in penc...
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Charles Bragg
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