Erle Loran 1967 Acrylic Painting "The Book of Tantra"

Item Details

Erle Loran (American; 1905- 1999)
The Book of Tantra, 1967
Acrylic painting on canvas
Signed to the lower right
Informative inscription to the verso

Born in Minnesota, Erle Loran studied at the Minneapolis School of Art under Cameron Booth. In 1926, he won the Paris Prize, allowing him to travel to Europe and live in the studio of the renowned Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne. The artist returned to the United States and developed his early style featuring primary colors and lyrical abstractions. Over time, he began creating more expressionistic landscapes rendered with vibrant colors, sinuous delineations, and loose forms. By the 1960s, Loran was living in New York, studying with famed Abstract Expressionist Hans Hoffman. However, at this time, his work was evolving into a unique blend of Op and Pop Art characteristics, often featuring hard edge forms and shapes. Loran’s work has been exhibited at numerous institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Denver Museum, and the Santa Barbara Museum, among others.

Condition

- minor wear to edges of frame; loss of wood to lower right edge of frame; repaired two inch hole to center of painting; minor billow to painting.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 52" W x 60" H.

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Item #

ITMG119302