Byron Browne Gouache Painting "Head of a Woman," 1954
Item Details
Byron Browne (American, 1907 – 1961)
Head of a Woman, 1954
Gouache painting on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Provenance: sale, Sotheby’s New York, April 15, 1992, lot 243
Description: Byron Browne (American, 1907–1961), abstract expressionist mixed media painting on paper, dated 1954. Features a Cubist-influenced head of a woman rendered in fluid white contour lines over a field of blue, black, and peach gouache/casein.
Market Status: Byron Browne is a foundational figure in the American Abstract Artists (AAA) group.This work dates to his mature period where his style shifted from strict geometric abstraction to a more gestural, Abstract Expressionist-adjacent mode, heavily influenced by Picasso’s linear portraits. This era is popular among collectors. The ‘Classical Head’ motif with wreath-like foliage is iconic for Browne. The energetic white line work is a signature technique he employed in the 1950s.
Condition
- undulations to sheet; minor wear to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; sight measures 10.25"W x 13.25"H.
- Item not examined outside of mounting.
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Item #
ITMGS51892
