Paul Lauritz Art
Paul Lauritz was born in Larvik, Norway, in 1889. He became a noted painter of portraits and desert landscapes based in California. Early in his career, he was in Alaska. He was raised in the picturesque Norwegian village of Larvik and exposed to famous painters from all over the world who came there for the subject matter. One of them, an English watercolorist, gave him painting lessons in exchange for his family providing board and room, and local painters Fritz Thoulaw and Christian Krogh also encouraged him as a young man. At age 16, he headed West and got a job in Vancouver, Canada and then Portland, Oregon as a commercial artist doing maps, posters and decorations. In Portland, Lauritz married Mary Potterton in 1912, and then began a career as a serious portrait artist. However, the lure of gold in Alaska took him and Mary to Sunrise Creek, where they lost money, and he vowed he would never again be distracted from his artwork. He became close to Alaska's most distinguished artist, Sydney Lawrence, who was impressed by Lauritz's determination and encouraged his art career in every way. A rare and beautiful painting by this talented artist.
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Paul Lauritz Art
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Realist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Paul Lauritz Art
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Realist Paul Lauritz Art
Wood, Oil, Cardboard
1920s Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil, Wood
2010s Contemporary Paul Lauritz Art
Oil, Wood
1980s Abstract Expressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Masonite, Oil
20th Century American Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil
1870s American Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil
Mid-18th Century Realist Paul Lauritz Art
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Watercolor, Paper
1960s Post-Impressionist Paul Lauritz Art
Canvas, Oil