Joan Brown

American · 1938–1990 · Painter

Joan Brown was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joan Brown, Berchard's Brandy, circa 1957, oil on canvasBerchard's BrandyBonhams · $167,000≈ £115,085≈ €145,154Sign up to see
  2. Joan Brown, Al Jolson's "Mammy" #2, 1960, oil on canvasAl Jolson's "Mammy" #2Bonhams · $144,000≈ £70,206≈ €98,267Sign up to see
  3. Joan Brown, Dancer with Veil, 1974, oil, acrylic and glitter on canvasDancer with VeilBonhams · $87,500≈ £65,993≈ €74,247Sign up to see

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Joan Brown was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1938, San FranciscoDied 1990, PuttaparthiOccupation PainterWikidata Q6204894 ↗ULAN 500025543 ↗

Bay Area Figurative Movement

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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