Maurice Braun (1877–1941) was a Kingdom of Hungary-born American painter, who became known for his Impressionist landscapes of Southern California.

Maurice Braun was born on October 1, 1877, in Nagy-Bittse, Trencsén, Arch-Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia); however, by the age of four, young Maurice and the Braun family had migrated to United States, and settled in New York City.

[1] In 1901 Braun trained under the American painter William Merritt Chase.

He established himself as a figure and portrait painter in New York City, but in 1909 he left for California.

[2] Braun died in San Diego, California, on November 7, 1941.