Maurice Braun (American, 1877-1941) California Foothills

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Maurice Braun (American, 1877-1941)

California Foothills
Signed "Maurice Braun" l.r., titled on a label affixed to the reverse.
Oil on artist board, 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm),in a period frame.
Condition: Surface grime. N.B. Maurice Braun, a well-known California Impressionist painter, had previously trained in the figurative tradition at the National Academy of Design in New York. Braun relocated to Southern California in 1909, partly to further his studies in Theosophy, and embraced the local landscape as his new subject matter. (1) Braun is best-known for his Southern California valley landscapes with Eucalyptus trees, executed in either a cool or warm palette. (2) The present work is an example of his warm palette, characterized as having "tones of salmon, tan, and lavender." (3) (1) Moure, Nancy, California Art: 450 Years of Painting and Other Media. Los Angeles: Dustin Publications, 1998, pg. 166. (2) Ibid., 166. (3) Ibid., 167
Estimate $8,000-12,000

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