Artist · United States

1912 to 1962

Work

“painter”

Portrait of Morris Louis
Born1912
Born inBaltimore
CountryUnited States
Died1962
Died inWashington

Morris Louis.

painter

United States, 1912 to 1962

In short

Morris Louis Bernstein (November 28, 1912, September 7, 1962), known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D.C., Louis, along with Kenneth Noland and other Washington painters, formed a loose cohort of artists that is known today as the Washington Color School.

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Biodata

Born
1912, Baltimore
Died
1962, Washington, D.C.
Citizenship
United States
Work
painter
Career

Morris Louis, in numbers

Lifetime

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Portrait of Morris Louis