John George Brown Figurative Paintings
American, 1831-1913
John George Brown was born in 1831 near Durham, England. At fourteen he began a seven-year apprenticeship as a glass-cutter in Newcastle-on-Tyne, studying at night with William Bell Scott at the School of Design. From 1852 to 18253 he worked at the Holyrood Glass Works, Edinburgh, studying evenings at the Trustees Academy with Robert Scott Lauder. In 1853 Brown spent the summer in London where he painted a few portraits before emigrating to the United States that fall. He settled in Brooklyn finding work at the Brooklyn Flint Glass Company. During this time he attended the free classes offered at the Graham Art School and later studied under Thomas Seir Cummings at the National Academy of Design.
In 1855, Brown opened a studio as a portrait painter. Brown received the support of the art dealer, Samuel S. P. Avery, and John H. Sherwood, collector and builder of the Sherwood Studio Building in 1880, who encouraged his turning from portraits to children as subjects. In 1859 Brown was one of the founding members of the Brooklyn Art Society and in 1861 a founding member of the Brooklyn Art Association. He moved to New York in 1861 finding quarters in the Tenth Street Studio Building where he maintained a studio for the rest of his life. Brown began in 1858 to exhibit at the National Academy, a practice he continued every year, except 1871, until his death. He was elected an associate of the Academy in 1861, full member in 1863, and served as its vice-president from 1899-1904.
After turning to genre scenes of the street children of New York City in the 1860s, he soon became famous and wealthy. Brown copyrighted many of his paintings that were often reproduced commercially as chromolithographs or photographic reproductions. In 1867 he was elected one of the original members of the American Watercolor Society and was its president from 1887-1904. Brown and the art dealer, John Snedecor, travelled to Europe in 1870, visiting both London and Paris. During the summer months, he often explored the rural areas of New York and Vermont, as well as Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy.to
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Artist: John George Brown
Preparing the Trick
By John George Brown
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Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18
Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...
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Portrait of Grandmother and Grandson titled "Peeling Apples"
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The Confab
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Homeward Bound
By John George Brown
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Homeward Bound is a product of John George Brown’s 1877 and 1878 trips to Grand Manan Island, off the coast of Maine in t...
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1870s John George Brown Figurative Paintings
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The Monopolist
By John George Brown
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Framed Dimensions: 36.00" x 48.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
J.G Brown's "Monopolist" was listed in 1885's Spring Exhibit catalogue of M.A. It was displayed on a panel in The We...
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