James Brown
James Brown was an American painter born in Los Angeles, California in 1951.
Born: 1951, Los Angeles, California
Died: 2020, Mexico
Full ProfileValue Indicators
Recognition
Rising to fame in the 1980s East Village art scene, Brown was a painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist. He has been exhibited in institutions like Centre de Pompidou, MoMA, Art Institute of Chicago.
Intent
This work is anchored in simplicity of Brown's marking but also the complexity of its small variations.
Composition
Brown creates a field of disks in black ink bringing to attention regualrity and order.
Ceres Take
Brown has a strong six figure auction record.
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
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COMPLEMENTARY WORKS
Untitled I
Joan Mitchell
$18,800
Salt Note Suite
James Brown
$10,500
Diptych VII
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych VIII
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych V
James Brown
$26,000
Diptych II
James Brown
$26,000
Single XIII
James Brown
$16,000
