Description:
Byron (George Byron) Browne (American, 1907-1961)
Abstract Composition
Signed and dated "Byron Browne 1952" l.l.
Gouache on paper, sight size 19 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. (49.5 x 65.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Frame with hand-painted embellishment.
The frame was opened for condition report, and the sheet size is 26 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (66.5 x 51.0 cm). The work is hinged to the backing mat in three places along the top edge of the reverse. There is a minor crease to the l.l. corner of the front, and some very minor wear to the edges of the sheet. Minor mat burn visible in the white painted shapes at the top and bottom of the sheet. Handling creases and some rippling visible on the reverse. Evidence of old hinges at the top of the reverse, including surface abrasions just inside the corners and a brown paper tape remnant at the u.c. edge.
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