Byron Browne

Woman with Bird
1948

This is an abstract painting featuring a central figure composed of swirling and geometric shapes in shades of blue, with accents of red, white, and yellow on a background that combines elements of red and orange with white star-like forms. The figure seems to have two dark, circular forms suggesting eyes, and the overall impression is one of a stylized, possibly celestial being. The artwork is signed at the bottom right corner.
This is an abstract painting featuring a central figure composed of swirling and geometric shapes in shades of blue, with accents of red, white, and yellow on a background that combines elements of red and orange with white star-like forms. The figure seems to have two dark, circular forms suggesting eyes, and the overall impression is one of a stylized, possibly celestial being. The artwork is signed at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1948

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and house paint on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 38 × 30in. (96.5 × 76.2 cm)

Accession number
49.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger

Rights and reproductions

Estate of Byron Browne

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Byron Browne
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