- "Nude Figure Study" by Byron Browne signed and dated original drawing.
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- Item is a museum quality drawing representing one of the best examples of Byron Browne's prodigious prowess as a draftsman. The subtle nuance he reached with charcoal came after years of drawing the figure studing composition until he ascended to master composition, in design and in this work incorporating the figure in all it's subtleties of emotion.
- I was fortunate in having known his son Steve Browne and Byron's wife Rosalind Benglesdorf who was a gifted Artist and teacher. This relationship afforded me the rare privilege of looking though the complete work of drawings that were in their possession in the 70's and this was one of the best drawings that I purchased.
- George Byron Browne was born in 1907 in Yonkers, New York. He later
dropped the name “George,” although his name occasionally appears as
George-Byron Browne or George B. Browne. He attended the National
Academy of Design in New York City from 1924 to 1928. In 1927, he began
experimenting with abstract art and eventually destroyed many of his
previous representational works. Most noted was the prize winning
still-life canvas that he destroyed after the piece won the Hallgarten
Prize as a protest to antiquated academia, which disallowed for the
“modern movement.”
- Throughout his life, Browne was a champion for abstract art. In the
1930’s, Browne worked for the WPA’s mural division, completing some of
the first abstract murals in the country for Studio D at radio station
WNYC, the U.S. Passport office in Rockefeller Center, the Chronic
Disease Hospital, the Williamsburg Housing Project, and the 1939 World’s
Fair. In the 1940’s, he picketed the Museum of Modern art in New York
protesting their lack of acknowledgment of American Abstract artists.
Browne married Rosalind Benglesdorf in 1940, a painter and writer, who
also spoke out in defense of abstract art and was a member of the
American Abstract Artists along with her husband.
- Item Measures 19 1/2" X 25 1/2"
- Item is in Mint Condition (C10)
- We grade our items according to the Iguide Universal 10-Point Grading Scale:
- C10 Mint - Investment quality. No perceptible flaws of any kind.
- C9 Near Mint - Investment quality. Minor flaw on an otherwise unused item
- C8 Excellent - Investment quality. A few minor defects. Pin holes, small tears, etc.
- C7 Very Good to Excellent - Fine. Several defects. Still a very nicely preserved item.
- C6 Very Good - The typical used in average condition. Several defects.
- C5 Good to Very Good - A heavily-worn item.
- C4 Good - Below average but still suitable for display.
- C3 Fair - Heavily worn, but yet still complete.
- C2 Poor to Fair - An extremely worn, possibly even incomplete item.
- C1 Poor - The lowest grade, representing items in the lowest possible condition.
- Item has been Kept Flat, in a Smoke, Dust, and UV Light Free storage facility allowing the Colors to retain their Brilliancy without fading.
- Item will be shipped Flat using either a heavy duty cardboard or a sheet of masonite in order to avoid kinks and any damage that might happen in handling.
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