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Paul Lauritz
(b. 1889, Larvik, Norway – d. 1975 Los Angeles, CA)
SIERRA SNOWFIELDS
Oil on canvas, 46 x 51 inches
Private collection
Born in the small art colony of Larvik, Norway, Lauritz was exposed to art at an early age, studying with local and foreign artists in Larvik. At age 16 he moved to eastern Canada, then moved through Alaska during the Gold Rush, and eventually settled in Los Angeles in 1920. When not teaching at Chouinard Art Institute or Otis, he went on painting excursions through the Sierras, along the California coast and the Columbia River.