Syd J. Browne (1907-1991)
Jobless Men on a Winter Pier
24 1/2 x 36 inches
Oil on canvas. c. 1930s
Signed lower right
Unframed

BIO
Syd J. Browne was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 21, 1907. His work mainly oil paintings and etchings includes streets, landscapes, townscapes, marine and harbors, and scenes of Spain. He was the husband of 20th-century artist Sandra James Browne.

Browne studied at the Art Students League in New York City; with Eric Pape (1870-1938); and DuMond. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society in New York City; Society of American Etchers in Brooklyn, NY; Southern Printmakers; Salmagundi Club in New York City; Philadelphia Watercolor Club; and the New York Watercolor Club. Browne exhibited at the Paris Exposition, 1937; World’s Fair, New York, 1939; and the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939. His work is on display at the Library of Congress.