Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1905. He attended the University of Minnesota for a while before studying at the Minneapolis School of Art, under Cameron Booth, and graduated in 1926. Loran was awarded a traveling scholarship from the Chaloner Foundation (Paris Prize) after graduation and spent the next four years in Europe, living in Cézanne’s studio. Loran had always been fascinated by the work of the artist Paul Cézanne, and it motivated him throughout his life both in his painting and writing. He would later pen several books and articles based on his time spent in what was once Cézanne’s world. Once he returned home, Loran moved to California and began not only painting and continuing his art career, but also took up teaching at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as chairman of the art department from 1952–56 and continued teaching there until his retirement in 1973, where he was awarded a University Citation. Berkeley once again awarded Loran, this time in 1981, declaring him an Emeritus Professor.
During the 1940s, Loran belonged to a group of some 20 artists that produced lithographs for the “Chronicle Contemporary Graphics” project. Around the same time, he published two books (one of which was the successful Cézanne Composition) and two articles in art magazines the following decade. By the late 1960s, Loran had changed focus and began painting more abstract images, fusing Op Art, Pop Art and Hard Edge. Perhaps his new direction was influenced by his time spent in New York learning under the artist Hans Hoffman, an artist from Europe who was heavily interested in bringing modern European techniques and philosophies to America. Loran was eventually hindered by visual impairment but continued painting until about a year before his death. He passed away in Berkeley, California, in 1999.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
Blacksmith (Untitled)
By Erle Loran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...
Canvas, Oil
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Olympic Star" Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
"Olympic Star", Large Scale Woman Surfer Figurative by Erle Loran Vibrant hard edge painting of a surfer "Olympic Star," a bold and bright figurative piece by Erle Loran (American,...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$1,420Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Abstract Figurative -- Navajo Hunters
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic, mid century multi colored abstract by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Depicts a group of hunters and their horses participati...
Gouache, Archival Paper
Blue Woman - Figurative Abstract
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and evocative San Francisco Abstract Expressionist painting with figure by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), c. 1980. Estate stamp on verso. Purchased directly form the Estate of Erle Loran. Provenance: Estate of Erle Loran; David Carlson...
Canvas, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Orpheus and Eurydice, Mythological Cubist Oil Painting by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Long Island City, NY
Orpheus and Eurydice Erle Loran, American (1905–1999) Date: 1949 Oil on Masonite, signed and dated lower left Size: 24 x 36 inches
Oil, Masonite
$6,800
H 31 in W 37 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on can...
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
H 34 in W 28 in D 2 in
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed on stretcher, c. 1940s. Frame is likely original to the painting. Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham...
Canvas, Oil
$766Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 15 in D 1 in
1930s French Cubist Oil Painting of Nude Lady, Signed, 18x15 Inches
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The p...
Oil
$3,500
H 40.5 in W 50.5 in D 1.25 in
A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, Large and Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club by Notable Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen (Am. 1918 - 1989). Painted circa 1948, this is a large, a...
Canvas, Oil
$947Sale Price|68% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 0.99 in
Taxi Driver Dachshund Skate Street Art Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Taxi Driver - Dachshund and chicks☀️ In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use animals as ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,250
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Beautiful Chaos" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
""Beautiful Chaos" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course com...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,044
H 32 in W 39 in
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady In Grey Bathroom Interior by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39 inches Provenance: unsigned, all the paintin...
Oil
$2,193
H 29 in W 29 in
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Oil Painting Female Nude Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, female nude reclining in chair by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 29 inches Provenance: all the pai...
Oil
$1,776
H 18.12 in W 14.97 in
Terpsichore III – Muse of Dance, Modern Cubist Depiction, Acrylic, 35x27cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Terpsichore III Acrylic on Canvas 35 x 27 cm Terpsichore III by Grégoire Mathias is a vibrant and dynamic portrayal of Terpsichore, the muse of dance, rendered in the artist's signa...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,550
H 48 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,800
H 15.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in
A Dynamic 1930s Boxing Match Painting by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic, colorful 1930s painting of a boxing match in Mexico by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Painted during one of the artist's early trips to Mexico, an exceptional painting showing Chapin's steadfast interest in sporting scenes, particularly boxing matches. Image size: 12 x 28 inches. Framed size: 15 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington and Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
Canvas, Oil
$22,000
H 31 in W 37 in D 2 in
Get Change Here - American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism NYC Cityscape
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
Get Change Here - American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism NYC Cityscape Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1988) "Get Change Here" 20 x 25 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower le...
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Figurative -- Navajo Weaver Hogan
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful modernist watercolor of a Navajo hogan with figure by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Estate signed with provenance on verso. Presented in rustic black painted wooden fra...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Reclining Blonde, C. 1970s
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare figurative painting of blonde woman reclining with bright and vibrant abstracted Bay Area landscape in background by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). You could say she is on to...
Acrylic, Canvas
Three Dreams by Erle Loran 1944
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Area oil painting, Three Dreams, by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Signed lower right "Loran '44,"...
Masonite, Oil