Cecily Brown Overview

She graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1993. Expanding the tradition of abstract expressionism, Cecily Brown’s paintings combine figuration and abstraction. Informed by art history (her father is an art historian and critic, David Sylvester) her work's are usually... [more]

She graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1993. Expanding the tradition of abstract expressionism, Cecily Brown’s paintings combine figuration and abstraction. Informed by art history (her father is an art historian and critic, David Sylvester) her work's are usually titled after classic Hollywood films, such as The Pyjama Game, The bedtime story and The Fugitive Kind. She is represented by Gagosian Gallery. [show less]