Maurice Braun Auction Prices and Value Guide

Maurice Braun auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 590 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Maurice Braun auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Maurice Braun
Source records
590
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Maurice Braun

Maurice Braun (1877–1941) was a Hungarian-born American painter best known for his Impressionist landscapes of Southern California. Born in Nagy Bittse, Hungary (now Bytca, Slovakia), Braun immigrated to the United States as a teenager and pursued formal art training in New York. He relocated to San Diego around 1910, where the region's dramatic coastlines, hills, and desert light became the defining subjects of his career. Working in an Impressionist idiom influenced by his academic grounding, Braun captured the color and atmosphere of the California landscape with distinctive clarity. He was also active as a lecturer and teacher. His work is documented in major library authority files and referenced in standard biographical dictionaries of American art, including Bénézit and Who Was Who in American Art.

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Common works and media

Braun worked primarily in oil on canvas and oil on board. His most common subjects include Southern California coastal and hillside landscapes, mountain scenes from the Sierra Nevada, desert vistas, and seasonal pastoral views. Smaller plein-air studies and sketch panels are frequently seen alongside larger finished canvases. Works on paper, including charcoal and pencil drawings, are less common but do appear. Braun is not widely known for prints or editions; the auction market consists almost entirely of unique paintings.

Market and appraisal context

Maurice Braun's paintings appear regularly in American and California art auctions. His oil landscapes of Southern California — particularly scenes of San Diego County, the Sierra Nevada, and the Southwest — are the works most frequently encountered at auction. Appraisal value depends on medium, dimensions, subject, provenance, condition, and exhibition history. Smaller works and studies trade at lower ranges, while larger exhibition-grade canvases with strong provenance have realized higher results. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as Braun's plein-air style shares qualities with contemporaries in the California Impressionist circle.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter and location depicted — Southern California and Southwest landscapes are most sought after
  2. Medium and dimensions — oil on canvas works in larger formats generally carry more weight at auction
  3. Provenance and exhibition history — documented exhibition records strengthen attribution and value
  4. Condition and conservation status — as with all early 20th-century works, condition significantly affects appraisal

Appraisal caveats

  • Attribution should be confirmed through provenance or expert review, as Braun's landscape style overlaps with other Southern California Impressionists.
  • With 590 works recorded in auction databases, Braun has an active secondary market, but individual results vary widely by size, subject, and condition.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Maurice Braun worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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