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Byron Browne Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1907-1961
Byron Browne (1907-1961) was an American painter and founding member of the American Abstract Artists. Browne was born on June 26, 1907 in Yonkers, New York. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1925 to 1928. He was a member of the Artists Union. In 1936 he was one of the founding members of the American Abstract Artists. He created murals under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration for the Chronic Disease Hospital and the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1940 he married fellow artist Rosalind Bengelsdorf. He taught painting at the Art Students League of New York from 1948 through 1959 and went on to teach at New York University. He died on December 25, 1961 in New York City. Browne's work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,[5] the Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Artist: Byron Browne
“Reclining Female Nude”
By Byron Browne
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper by the well known American artist, Byron Browne. Signed lower right and dated 1956. Condition is excellent. Recently professionally rematted. Original frame in very good condition. Overall framed measurements are 23.75 by 31.75 inches. Provenance: A Long Island, New York estate. Byron Browne: American (1907-1961) Byron Browne was a leader of the American Avante Garde art movement in the 1930’s and 40’s along with Bolotowsky, Greene, Gorky, and de Kooning. These artists helped pave the way for America, New York in particular, to be seen as a center for art innovation after decades of France being the art center of the world. He had more than 70 solo exhibitions during his lifetime. Browne's early artistic training was conventional, and little about his time at the National Academy of Design (1924-1928) suggested he would depart from the traditional methods in which he was being schooled. Several experiences are identified as being important to his transformation to an abstract artist. In 1927, he and his friend Arshille Gorky visited Albert Gallatin...
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1950s Modern Byron Browne Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Seated Nude, Modern Watercolor with Pastel by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Byron Brown (American 1907 - 1961) Title: Seated Nude Year: 1957 Medium: Pastel and Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 25.5 x 19.5 in...
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1950s American Modern Byron Browne Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Pastel

Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
By Byron Browne
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Byron Browne (American, 1907-1961) Title: "Seated Nude with Mirror" *Signed and dated by Browne in pencil lower right Year: 1957 Medium: Original Graphite Pencil Drawing on u...
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1950s Modern Byron Browne Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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