Maurice King Burns  (1895-1934) 
He was the son of a prominent New York City real estate contractor. and died in 1934, at the age of 39, in a fire in his New York City apartment. His medium was oil paint and, having stored many of his painting supplies in the apartment, the materials likely contributed to the tragic event. Some of his paintings were submitted to juried shows at the Guggenheim Museum and the Salmagundi Club. Most of his paintings were completed while traveling to New Hampshire and Massachusetts towns, harbors and coastlines such as Gloucester, Rockport and Provincetown.

	Lot #  15:  Maurice King Burns (attribution) (1895-1934) Title:  Untitled Landscape and River Medium:  oil on canvas Art Size (H x L):  14 x 28 Signature Location:  unsigned Notes:  from a group of paintings from the estate of Maurice King Burns (attribution) Frame Size (H x L):  18 x 32 Frame Style:  antique gold gilt mould frame Condition:  needs a cleaning, otherwise good Provenance:  Old Greenwich, Ct. collection About the Artist:  Maurice King Burns (attribution)  (1895-1934)  He was the son of a prominent New York City real estate contractor. and died in 1934, at the age of 39, in a fire in his New York City apartment. His medium was oil paint and, having stored many of his painting supplies in the apartment, the materials likely contributed to the tragic event. Some of his paintings were submitted to juried shows at the Guggenheim Museum and the Salmagundi Club. Most of his paintings were completed while traveling to New Hampshire and Massachusetts towns, harbors and coastlines such as Gloucester, Rockport and Provincetown.	sold for 351.00 2.19.12