JORGE ANDRES' BRAUN was born in 1951 in Montevideo, Uruguay; where he studied at the National Arts School under the direction of the well known artists Riveiro and Garino.

          In 1972. he came to the United. States to pursue his career as a painter. A growing number of collectors have followed his work in gallery exhibitions Montevideo. Buenos Aires, San Pablo. Rio de Janeiro. Paris, New York, Chicago. and seven other American cities.

       Achieving a particular quality of lighting and shadows is a special concentration of Braun's. Critics frequently comment on a Rembrandt influence in his landscapes and seascapes, but Braun describes himself as an impressionist painter concerned with realism.

        Braun is married and divides his time between the United States and uruguay, painting scenes drawn from the two Americas.