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Maurice Braun
(b. 1877, Hungary - d. 1941, San Diego, CA)
MOUNT PALOMAR
c. 1925, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
Jonathan Club collection
In 1897 Maurice Braun began studies at the National Academy of Design in New York and with renowned painter William Merritt Chase. After moving to San Diego in 1910, he founded the San Diego Academy of Art in 1912 and served as its director for many years. His Impressionist paintings of the Southwest desert, Southern California hills, and High Sierras brought him great national acclaim.