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)
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Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of esta...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract landscape watercolor titled "Sierra Country" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1984. Titled, signed, and dated on verso. Presented in a painted metal frame, without glass. Image, 23"H x 31"L. Measures: 30"H x 37"W. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Erle Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under the direction of Cameron Booth...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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Mid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract geometric landscape, an expressive black and white line drawing done in pastel, by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Unsigned, but was acquired from the artist's estate. Presented in a new black mat with foam core backing. Provenance: Estate of Earle Loran; David Carlson...
Paper, Pastel
$1,000
Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
This is an energetic, colorful modernist study of two female figures in an interior, presumably a beach house in the summer. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and edu...
Oil Pastel
Non-Objective abstract work on paper by well-known San Francisco Bay Area artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
A great, and early, non-objective ab-ex study by Erle Loran, most likely created in the 1940s, Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the enti...
Ink
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Flat Top Mountain - Abstract Geometric Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous burst of blue behind a flat top mountain with splashes of orange in this abstract geometric landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and dated lower right "Erle...
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Rag Paper
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1940's California Hills Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period mid-century modern American Scene watercolor of the Oakland, California countryside by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), 1944. Signed lower right "Earl Loran...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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Mid Century Modern East Bay I Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay I Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (Ameri...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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Mid Century Abstracted Bay Area Landscape, Black & White Pastel Drawing
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract black and white pastel landscape drawing by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of the artist. Presented in a new black mat with foam core backing. Provenance: Estate of Earle Loran; David Carlson...
Paper, Pastel
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Mid Century Modern East Bay V Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay V Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle ...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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Mid Century Modern East Bay IV Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay IV Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in mat. Unframed. Mat size: 13"H x 16"W. Paper size: 9"H x 12"W Provenance: This piece was from Erle Loran's sketch book and this drawing was then matted, purchased from the Erle Loran estate and the Carlson Gallery, Carmel. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban-coast views and geometric painting. 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...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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Mid Century Modern East Bay Abstracted Industrial Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the industrial East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1940. From collectio...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Wyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor Energetic modern abstract watercolor in blue and orange hues, by Erle Loran (Ame...
Paper, Watercolor
Erle Loran mixed media drawings of landscapes, set of 6
By Erle Loran
Located in San Rafael, CA
Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999) Set of six landscapes Each mixed media on paper Two signed, lower right and left corners Sheet (largest, unframed): 8.25"h x 11.25"w. Loran was a very influential Bay Area artist whose works are held in public collections across the U.S., including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, de Young Museum, SF MoMA...
Charcoal, Ink, Pastel, Crayon
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Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in new black mat. Unframed. Mat size: 13"H x 16"W Paper size: 9"H x 12"W Provenance: This piece was from Erle Loran's sketch book and this drawing was then matted, purchased from the Erle Loran estate and the Carlson Gallery, Carmel. Erle Loran was a modernist of urban-coast views and geometric painting. 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...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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Mid Century Modern East Bay II Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay II Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California lands...
Charcoal, Laid Paper
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Mid Century Abstracted Industrial Cityscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold mid century abstracted landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Unsigned, but was acquired from the estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in a new black mat with foam core backing. Provenance: Estate of Earle Loran; David Carlson...
Paper, Pastel
$1,000
American modernist drawing of a nude woman by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
A figurative modernist drawing by American artist, writer, and educator, Erle Loran. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the entirety of hi...
Paper, Ink
Colorful early modernist cityscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
A fun and brightly color abstract city view by Erle Loran. This work is an early one for the artist, and comes to us from the estate of the artist, through a chain of art dealers t...
Oil Pastel
$700
American Modernist drawing of buildings, composition influenced by Paul Cezanne
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
A modernist drawing by California artist, writer, and educator, Erle Loran. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American who painted for the entirety of his adult life. Loran studied in...
Paper, Ink
American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
This is a ink drawing on paper, most likely a study created by the artist in the early 1940s. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the entir...
Ink
Sumac, colorful Abstract Impressionist landscape gouache
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Sandy Litchfield found peace and inspiration in regular solitary walks through nature throughout the pandemic. Her most recent body of work diaristically documents her constitutional...
Paper, Gouache
Untitled (Interior)
By Allison Gildersleeve
Located in Dallas, TX
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
$720
H 19.89 in W 15.95 in D 1.5 in
Original Drawing on Wood-Breakfast with Cat-British Awarded Artist-Large panel
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This special large drawing on wood board (ready to hang) created by Shizico in early autumn where her Cat and the garden take centre stage. The pictorial language in this series pays...
Wood Panel, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
$4,900
H 16 in W 19 in
Abstract Landscape Mid 20th Century Work on Paper Hamptons, NY Drawing Pastel
By Robert Dash
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Landscape Mid 20th Century Work on Paper Hamptons, NY Drawing Pastel. Signed and dated '62 lower right. 9 x 12 inches (sight) and 15. 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches framed. BIO Robert Dash is known for his Hamptons paintings...
Paper, Pastel
$475
H 16.54 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Original drawing-Golden Summer- British Awarded Artist-work on paper-plein air
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
Shizico spent three days painting this plein air in her sunlit garden. She applied 550 Ture Gold paint and Van Gogh Yellow creating a stunning backdrop which served as the canvas for...
Gold
$516
H 16.54 in W 11.7 in D 0.04 in
Original-Peony Summer-Green-Awarded Woman Artist-Oil, Gesso on paper-Impasto
By Shizico Yi
Located in London, GB
This Oil on Paper, named Peony Summer in Green is a part of Summer Bloom Series by Award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created the painting in her garden painted plein air ...
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$750
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
A 1930s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Figure Abstract" by Hananiah Harari
By Hananiah Harari
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, 1930s Modern Surrealist Abstract Drawing, "Figure Abstract" by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Graphite on paper, dating from 1936....
Paper, Graphite
$1,450
H 14.5 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”
By Alexander Nepote
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a mid-century abstract landscape painting by the prominent Northern California modernist painter Alexander Nepote (1913–1986). The piece showcases Nepote’s signature fasc...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
$450
H 13 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Untitled Modernist (Abstract Expressionist Figurative Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Abstract expressionist figure signed Kline. Charcoal on paper measuring 10 x 13 inches. Sheet is glued down to foam board backing. Total measurement 13 x 16 inches.
Paper, Ink
$378Sale Price|35% Off
H 29.5 in W 21.25 in
Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative)
By Barbara Keidel
Located in Kansas City, MO
Barbara Keidel Park XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative) Mixed media, pastel on handmade, toned laid paper 1997 Size: 29.5 × 21.25 inches (75 × 54 cm) Si...
Pastel, Mixed Media, Laid Paper
Untitled (Interior)
By Allison Gildersleeve
Located in Dallas, TX
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
$858
H 11 in W 16 in
Bellagio, Lake Como Pastel Drawing, Signed, Circa 1860, Unframed
By Hercules Brabazon Brabazon
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th century pastel drawing view of Bellagio on Lake Como by Hercules Brabazon Brabazon. The work is under its original mount and initial signed (HBB) b...
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
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H 16 in W 19 in D 1 in
Biomorphic abstract nude by a California abstract artist circa 1938
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
This work is a modernist study created by the artist in the 1940s. (possibly the 1930s). Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the entirety ...
Ink
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H 29 in W 37.25 in D 1 in
"Peaks Near Malakoff Diggins I" - Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Exquisite and vivid abstract geometric landscape watercolor by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999) titled "Peaks Near Malakoff Diggins 1." Signed and dated "Loran '80" lower right. Labe...
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Rag Paper