Hugh Boycott Brown was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Boycott Brown learned painting from his father, Allan Robert Brown, and studied at the Margaret Frobisher School in Bushey. In 1929 began teaching at Royal Masonic Junior School but continued his studies in the evenings at Watford School of Art. During holidays studied at Heatherley's School under Frederick Whiting and Bernard Adams. During the 1930's he was encouraged by Sir Arnesby Brown and his association with the East Anglian coast, a major theme in his work. In 1947 he purchased a cottage in Blakeney, Norfolk, where he lived permanently after retiring in 1970. Brown exhibited at the Southwell Brown Gallery, Richmond in 1985, Belgrave Gallery in 1986; memorial show at Abbott & Holder in 1991. Brown is regarded as a solid figure in twentieth century British landscape and marine art but is currently underrated by the market. He is most commonly compared to Edward Seago due to their common love and inspiration of the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts and mutual membership in the East Anglian School of painters. Browns paintings are characterised by their attention to detail and the atmospheric quality he infused into depictions of fields, rivers, and coastal scenes. Rather than embracing abstraction, which gained popularity during his lifetime, he focused on realism imbued with a sense of tranquillity and introspection. His work was widely exhibited in galleries across Britain and appreciated for its timelessness.
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