Erle Loran

Introduction

Erle Loran (October 2, 1905 – May 13, 1999) was an American painter and art historian. He 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 Cézanne. His own paintings are held in museums in California and New York.

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, author, painter

ULAN identifier

500002613

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