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Maurice Braun
Oil on Canvas
20x24 inches
Maurice Braun
Oil on Canvas
20x24 inches
| Born in Nagy Bittse, Hungary on Oct. 1, 1877. Braun immigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1881 and settled in NYC.He began drawing at age three and in his early teens was apprenticed to a jeweler. In 1897 he began a five year studyperiod at the NAD followed by one year with Wm M. Chase. He was an established portrait and figure painter in NewYork before moving to San Diego in 1910. After opening a studio on Point Loma, he founded the San Diego Academy ofArt in 1912 and served as its director for many years. Braun remained in San Diego except for the years 1922-24 whenhe maintained a studio in Silvermine, CT. His Impressionist paintings of the Southwest desert, southern California hills,and High Sierra brought him great national acclaim. At the end of his career he specialized in still lifes of flowers andoriental objets d'art. An ardent follower of Theosophy, their teachings of the unity of nature and man is evident in hiswork. Braun died in San Diego on Nov. 7, 1941. |