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Charles Bragg
The Captains Table

c.1990

$800
£614.37
€704.06
CA$1,126.20
A$1,261.60
CHF 657.41
MX$15,388.86
NOK 8,354.13
SEK 7,877.35
DKK 5,254.88

About the Item

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 pencil by the artist. The image size is 14.5 x 24 inches, framed is 26.5 x 35.5 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with light beige matting and gold fillets.. 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, NY
  • Creator:
    Charles Bragg (1931, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1990
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Depth: 1.15 in (2.93 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: c.bra/cap/tab/011stDibs: LU666313563502

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