14 Facts About Erle Loran

Erle Loran was an American painter and art historian.

Erle Loran was a professor of art at the University of California, Berkeley from 1937 to 1981, and the author of a book about French painter Paul Cezanne.

Erle Loran attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1926.

Erle Loran studied the artwork of French painter Paul Cezanne, and he lived in Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence.

Erle Loran returned to Minnesota due to tuberculosis, and he became a painter in his own right.

Erle Loran was painted landscapes and portraits, and he won the Grand Sweepstakes Prize at the 1934 Minnesota State Fair.

Erle Loran was a professor of art at the University of California, Berkeley from 1937 to 1981.

At his retirement, Erle Loran was awarded the University Citation for his contributions.

Erle Loran's students included Sam Francis, Ynez Johnston, Jay DeFeo, Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, and Robert Colescott.

Erle Loran was a collector of Mexican and African art from the Pre-Columbian era.

In 1940, Erle Loran was one of 20 artists who provided prints for the San Francisco Chronicle's efforts to provide original works of art by Western artists to the public.

Erle Loran later married Ruth Schorer, whose first husband was art critic Mark Schorer and daughter was ballet dancer Suki Schorer.

Erle Loran died on May 13,1999, in Berkeley, California, at 93.

Erle Loran's work is at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.