Paul Lauritz

Paul Lauritz
Born18 April 1889
Larvik, Norway
Died31 October 1975
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Painter, art teacher

Paul Lauritz (18 April 1889 - 31 October 1975) was a Norwegian-born American oil painter and art teacher. [1]

Biography

Paul Lauritz. A Song of Spring. Silkscreen. 1924

Paul Lauritzen was born at Larvik, Norway. He was the son of Lauritz Olsen and his wife Maren Sofie. He first moved to Vancouver, Canada at age 16 to live with relatives. He worked his way west as a commercial artist in Vancouver and Portland before moving to Alaska during the Gold Rush. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles and opened a studio at the Lyceum Theatre. [2] Besides painting, he also taught at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Otis Art Institute, and he was the president of the California Art Club.[2][3]

His work is in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He is represented at The Irvine Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California). [2][3] [4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Lauritz". Norsk Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Paul Lauritz". LACMA. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "The High Sierras, circa 1929". Paul Lauritz (American, born Norway, 1889–1975)". Crocker Art Museum. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lauritz, Paul". The Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1975. p. 18. Retrieved October 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gallery Sets Holiday Show". The Desert Sun. December 12, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved October 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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