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THBGeorge Browne (1918-1958), Canvasbacks on the Nanticoke River
Lot 106
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Copley Fine Art Auctions is the world's leading American sporting art auction company. Located in Hingham, MA, Copley specializes in antique decoys and 19th- and 20th-century American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Principal Stephen O'Brien Jr., a fourth-generation sportsman with a refined colle...Read more
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George Browne (1918-1958)
Canvasbacks on the Nanticoke River, 1950
signed "George Browne" lower left
oil on canvas, 24 by 36 in.
Struck down at the age of forty in a tragic shooting accident, George Browne is known to have completed only a few hundred finished works in his lifetime. The thoughtful rendering of his sporting and wildlife scenes suggests a man full of talent and promise. Due to his untimely death, Browne left behind a limited and highly coveted body of work. Following in the footsteps of artists/sportsmen like Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869-1959), and Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969), George Browne painted the waterfowl and upland game birds that he also hunted. Browne is known for his deft handling of paint and his incredible attention to detail.
Canvasbacks, known as the king of ducks, are the largest diving ducks and were an important food source. They were tasty because they often ate wild celery, their favorite food. Plentiful, easy to harvest, and bringing a good price, canvasback hunting on the Susquehanna River was particularly popular.
Painted in 1950 as a commission for E. Merrick Low, "Canvasbacks on the Nanticoke River" is among Browne's very best waterfowl scenes, a masterwork filled with action and light.
Provenance: E. Merrick Low Collection
Private Collection, Montana
Literature: John T. Ordeman and Michael M. Schreiber, "George & Belmore Browne: Artists of the North American Wilderness," 2004, Plate 57, illustrated.Please email condition report requests to leah@copleyart.com.Condition
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