Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

American, 1905-1999

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)

Artist: Erle Loran

Erle LoranMid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape, mid 20th Century

$556Sale Price|20% Off

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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Erle Loran"Sierra Country", Abstracted Landscape Watercolor, 1984

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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...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Erle LoranEarly California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist, c1940

$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...

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1940s American Modern Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Erle LoranNon-Objective abstract work on paper by well-known San Francisco Bay Area artist

$950

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...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Erle LoranFlat Top Mountain - Abstract Geometric Landscape, 1975

$3,500

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...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Rag Paper

Erle LoranMid Century Abstracted Bay Area Landscape, Black & White Pastel Drawing, mid 20th Century

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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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Erle LoranWyoming Mountains, Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor, 1984

$2,675

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...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Erle LoranMid Century Abstracted Industrial Cityscape, mid 20th Century

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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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Erle LoranColorful early modernist cityscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

$700

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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Erle LoranAmerican modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist, c1940

$900

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...

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1940s American Modern Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Mila AkopovaMystery - abstract painting, made in grey, blue color, 2021

$230

H 20 in W 16 in

Mystery - abstract painting, made in grey, blue color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcoholic ink in grey, blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on ...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Sandy LitchfieldSumac, colorful Abstract Impressionist landscape gouache, 2021

$1,000

H 14 in W 11 in

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...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Allison GildersleeveUntitled (Interior), 2017

$1,200

H 12 in W 12 in

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 ...

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2010s Contemporary Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Ward Lockwood1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Gouache by Ward Lockwood, New Mexico Art, circa 1960

$8,250

H 30.25 in W 34.75 in D 1.5 in

1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Gouache by Ward Lockwood, New Mexico Art

By Ward Lockwood

Located in Denver, CO

This vintage 1960s abstract painting by acclaimed New Mexico modernist Ward Lockwood (1894–1963) exemplifies the energy and innovation of mid-century modern art. Executed in gouache ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Ink, Gouache

Robert DashAbstract Landscape Mid 20th Century Work on Paper Hamptons, NY Drawing Pastel, 1962

$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...

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1960s Abstract Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Hananiah HarariA 1930s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Figure Abstract" by Hananiah Harari, 1936

$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....

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Barbara KeidelPark XV (Berlin artist, Postwar, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative), 1997

$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...

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1990s Modern Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Allison GildersleeveUntitled (Interior), 2017

$1,200

H 12 in W 12 in

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 ...

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2010s Contemporary Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Alexander NepoteAbstract Watercolor “Stream Cliff Cascade”, Circa 1960s

$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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Dora Maar"Landscape at sunset-Luberon-France" Watercolor , cm. 29, 5 x 21 1960 ca, 1960

$11,740

H 14.57 in W 18.51 in

"Landscape at sunset-Luberon-France" Watercolor , cm. 29, 5 x 21 1960 ca

By Dora Maar

Located in Torino, IT

orange, green, sunset post-death inventory stamp of the artist's studio, bottom right Dora Maar is the pseudonym of Henrietta Theodora Markovitch (Paris 1907 - 1997). Shrouded in t...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Wolf Kahn"The Winter Valley" Purple and Brown Toned Winter Landscape Townscape, 1984

$9,500Sale Price|26% Off

H 16.13 in W 24 in D 1.13 in

"The Winter Valley" Purple and Brown Toned Winter Landscape Townscape

By Wolf Kahn

Located in Houston, TX

Blue, purple, and green toned winter landscape pastel drawing by German-American painter, Wolf Kahn. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a gold frame...

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1980s Abstract Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Hananiah HarariA 1940s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Counterweights" by Hananiah Harari, 1948

$750

H 12 in W 9 in D 0.13 in

A 1940s Modern Surreal Abstract Drawing "Counterweights" by Hananiah Harari

By Hananiah Harari

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking, 1940s Modern Surrealist Abstract Drawing, "Counterweights" by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Graphite on paper, dating from 1948. ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

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Erle LoranBiomorphic abstract nude by a California abstract artist circa 1938, c1940

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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 ...

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1940s American Modern Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Erle Loran"Peaks Near Malakoff Diggins I" - Abstract Geometric Landscape Watercolor, 1980

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"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...

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1980s Abstract Geometric Erle Loran Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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