Byron Browne Figurative 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.to
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Artist: Byron Browne
On the Beach modernist oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Byron Browne
On the Beach (1959)
Oil on canvas, 20" x 26"
26" x 32" x 1" frame size - likely original
Inscribed verso "On the Beach / 1959 / Byron Browne"
Provenance: Private collection, Berkley, California
About this artist: Through an oeuvre displaying the re-envisioning of figural subjects and the formation of an abstract expressionist style, Byron Browne stands out among the American abstractionists of his generation. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, the artist was a bright talent at the National Academy of Design in his teens. From 1924 to 1928 Browne studied at the Academy under notable artists Robert Aitkin, Charles Courtney Curran, Charles Hawthorne, Alice Murphy...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neoclassical Head in profile
By Byron Browne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Neoclassical Head in profile
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 1950
Signed and dated lower left in ink (see photo)
Provenance: Washington, D.C. private collection
Condition: Excellen...
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1950s Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
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Woman with Arms Crossed
By Byron Browne
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Woman with Arms Crossed
Mixed media collage-painting on stone chip surface, mounted on fabric, mounted on wood support by the artist, 1955
Signed and dated lower center
Image size: 1...
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1950s American Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Other Medium
Folk Singer oil painting by Byron Browne
By Byron Browne
Located in Hudson, NY
Lovely oil painting by Byron Browne. Measures 18" x 14" and framed 24" x 20" x 1 3/4".
Signed "Byron Browne" lower left.
Inscribed on canvas verso: Byron Browne / 1958 / – Folk Singer– / 18 x 14 / N.Y.C.
About this artists: Through an oeuvre displaying the re-envisioning of figural subjects and the formation of an abstract expressionist style, Byron Browne stands out among the American abstractionists of his generation. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, the artist was a bright talent at the National Academy of Design in his teens. From 1924 to 1928 Browne studied at the Academy under notable artists Robert Aitkin, Charles Courtney Curran, Charles Hawthorne, Alice Murphy...
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1950s Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and Child -- 1949
By Byron Browne
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Bryon Browne was an important American modernist painter.
Signed upper right; signed, dated and situated 'New York' on reverse
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1940s American Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Heads -- 1947
By Byron Browne
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Byron Browne was an important American modernist painter.
Ink, tempera, and crayon on paper
Signed and dated lower right.
Category
1940s American Modern Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
The Night Journey - Drip Painting like Jackson Pollock
By Byron Browne
Located in Miami, FL
In Byron Browne's "The Night Journey", 1947, Picasso meets Jackson Pollock. Brown strikes a balance between fanciful representation and gestural abstrac...
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Clown
By Byron Browne
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel
Signed and dated, l.l.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1960s Other Art Style Byron Browne Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Price Upon Request
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