Cecily Brown (born 1969) is a British painter. [1] Her style displays the influence of a variety of contemporary painters, from Willem de Kooning, Francis Bacon [2] and Joan Mitchell, to Old Masters like Rubens, Poussin and Goya. [3] [4] Brown lives and works in New York. [5] [6]

Artist and Painter. Selected Works; Exhibitions; Biography

Cecily Brown's emergence as a female artist capable of challenging the gendered status quo not only of the art world but of what many regard as the hyper-masculinity of the Abstract Expressionist movement is perhaps her most lasting contribution.

May 27, 2024 · Cecily Brown makes paintings that give the appearance of being in continual flux, alive with the erotic energy of her expressive application and vivid color, shifting restlessly between abstract and figurative modes.

Mar 10, 2025 · Cecily Brown On Revisiting History, Subverting the Gaze and Embracing the Accident In a retrospective opening at the Barnes Foundation, Brown is revealed to be a painter deeply attuned to the ...

5 days ago · "It brings together some 30 works of Cecily Brown's career," says Simonetta Fraquelli, co-curator of the exhibition. "From her works in the late '90s to recent works, the most recent being 2023."

Sep 11, 2023 · In her mid-career survey at the Met, “Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid,” comprising some four dozen works made between 1997 and 2022, you will find enough tasty morsels to confirm that she’s a...

For more than twenty-five years, Cecily Brown (b. 1969) has transfixed viewers with sumptuous color, bravura brushwork, and complex narratives that relate to some of Western art history’s grandest and oldest themes.

Born in London. Lives and works in New York. COLLECTIONS Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York, NY Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY Tate Gallery London, UK Museum of Modern Art New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY National Gallery of Art Washington DC The Hirshhorn Museum and …

Cecily Brown, a luminary of contemporary painting, captivates audiences with her dynamic, sensuous canvases that blur the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Born in London in 1969, the artist's journey to artistic prominence is marked by an unyielding dedication to her craft and an innate ability to navigate the complexities of art ...