Samuel Joseph Brown Sold at Auction Prices

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, untitled

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 untitled 1980 watercolor on illustration board 40 x 30 inches unsigned Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, untitled, surrealist composition

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 untitled, surrealist composition 1970-1980 mixed media on paper 12 x 7 inches (image) unsigned Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, Man and Baby

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 Man and Baby 1970-1980 watercolor on paper 21 x 25 inches unsigned Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, Metamorphic Hands

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 Metamorphic Hands 1971 oil and turpentine wash on board 40 x 30 inches signed and dated

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, untitled, Classical figures

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 untitled, Classical figures 1974 oil and turpentine wash on illustration board mounted to modern board 40 x 30 inches unsigned tag with number "74" applied by the artist , upper left corner (perhaps for an exhibition)

Samuel Brown, 1907-1994, Kwon

Samuel Brown 1907-1994 Kwon 1976 watercolor on paper 19 x 15 inches signed and dated Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA Exhibited: Samuel Brown: A Retrospective, January 31-March 25, 1983; Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, untitled, Children Playing

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 untitled, Children Playing 1946 silkscreen on illustration board 28 x 22 inches (overall) printed signature Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Joseph Brown, 1907-1994, untitled, children's illustration

Samuel Joseph Brown 1907-1994 untitled, children's illustration 1946 silkscreen on illustration board 28 x 22 inches (overall) printed signature Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia, PA

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN (1907 - 1994) Writing Lesson.

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN (1907 - 1994) Writing Lesson. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1937. 219x193 mm; 8 5/8x7 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Published by Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, Philadelphia. Additional impressions are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Born in Wilmington, NC, Samuel Joseph Brown studied at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts) and received a Master of Arts equivalent degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He began teaching for the Philadelphia public school system in 1938, and was there for over 35 years. Brown participated in the Federal Art Project of the WPA from 1933 - 1948, and his work was praised by Eleanor Roosevelt.

SAMUEL J. BROWN (1907 - 1994) Abstract.

SAMUEL J. BROWN (1907 - 1994) Abstract. Lithograph on wove paper, circa 1930's. 305x241 mm; 12x9 1/2inches, wide margins. Signed, titled and numbered 1 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this very scarce, modernist print. Born in Wilmington, NC, Samuel Joseph Brown studied at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and taught in Philadelphia public schools for 35 years. He participated in the WPA from 1933-1948, and his work was praised by Eleanor Roosevelt. He also made color screenprints for the One World project, to show the harmony which could exist in integrated schools.

Samuel Brown (1907 - 1994) Original Oil Painting

Samuel Brown (1907 - 1994) framed original oil painting on stretched canvas. Signed and dated "Sam J. Brown 3-27-75" lower right. Measures 20" x 16" image size and framed measures 23" x 19". Excellent condition with no evidence of inpainting, repairs or restoration. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.

Samuel Joseph Brown (1907-1994) Oil Painting

Samuel Joseph Brown (American 1907-1994) original oil painting on stretched canvas of a family member. Measures 20" x 16" (image size), is framed and measures 23.75" x 19.75" in total. Signed and dated 'Sam J. Brown 1-10-75' lower left. Excellent condition with no signs of inpainting, repairs or restoration of any kind. Provenance: The Amity Arts Foundation Collection. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN (American, 1907-1994) Waking

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN (American, 1907-1994) Waking Up for the Hunt Oil on canvas laid on board 36 x 26 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

SAMUEL J. BROWN, JR. (1907 - 1994) Still Life.

SAMUEL J. BROWN, JR. (1907 - 1994) Still Life. Watercolor, 1958. 520x340 mm; 20 1/2x13 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in watercolor, twice, lower right. Ex-collection: estate of the artist, Philadelphia; private collection, Philadelphia. This floral watercolor is a beautiful mid-career work by one of the WPA's great watercolor artists. Born in Wilmington, NC, Samuel Joseph Brown lived and worked in Philadelphia through most of his career. He received an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania after studying at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art from 1926-1930. He taught in Philadelphia public schools for 35 years. He also participated in the WPA from 1933-35, producing numerous watercolors which were praised by Eleanor Roosevelt at the time. His watercolors were also exhibited at the Harmon Foundation, New York, and the Barnett-Aden Gallery, Washington, DC.

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN, American, 1907-1994, Waking

SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN American, 1907-1994 Waking up for the hunt. Signed lower right "Sam Brown". Oil on board, 36" x 26". Framed.

SAMUEL J. BROWN (1907-1994) Little Girl.

SAMUEL J. BROWN (1907-1994) Little Girl. Woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1935. 250x200 mm; 9 7/8x7 7/8 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Signed, dated, numbered 45/45 and inscribed "Imp" in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression of this very scarce print. Provenance: James A. Porter; hence by descent to his daughter, Constance Porter-Uzelac. This is only the second known print by this artist to come to auction; the first sold at Swann Galleries on February 28, 2002. Samuel Joseph Brown was born in Wilmington, NC. He studied at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, and taught in Philadelphia public schools for 35 years. He participated in the WPA from 1933-44, and his work was praised by Eleanor Roosevelt. He also made color screenprints for the One World project, to show the harmony which could exist in integrated schools.

Samuel Joseph Brown (American, 1907-1944), "Figure in a Wooded Landscape", c. 1941; gouache/board,

9.25" x 6.5", signed and dated. Sam Brown was an African-American artist working in the Philadelphia area. He studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts, and exhibited from the 1920s-40s at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Harmon Fund, Howard University, and the Museum of Modern Art. He also exhibited in Chicago at the Southside Community Center (1941), where many well known Chicago African-American artists exhibited there work.

Samuel Joseph Brown (American, b. 1907), Genre Scene, Signed ""S.J. Brown"" l.r., Condition: Scattered retouch, craquelure., Oil on can