Lawrence Harris
Encyclopedia
Lawrence Harris is an African American
painter who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
in 1937. He has studied art in both the United States and Europe. Harris is known for both impressionistic
paintings (such as Abandoned Ship) and abstract
compositions (such as The Cross).
His paintings are generally not dated and signed “L Harrris” with the ‘L’ and ‘H’ partially superimposed. The Denver Art Museum
is among the public collections holding work by Lawrence Harris. This artist should not be confused with the Canadian landscape painter Lawren Harris
(1885–1970).
).
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
painter who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
in 1937. He has studied art in both the United States and Europe. Harris is known for both impressionistic
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
paintings (such as Abandoned Ship) and abstract
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
compositions (such as The Cross).
His paintings are generally not dated and signed “L Harrris” with the ‘L’ and ‘H’ partially superimposed. The Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center.It is known for its collection of American Indian art,and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 68,000 works from across the world....
is among the public collections holding work by Lawrence Harris. This artist should not be confused with the Canadian landscape painter Lawren Harris
Lawren Harris
Lawren Stewart Harris, CC was a Canadian painter. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and is best known as a member the Group of Seven who pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century. A. Y. Jackson has been quoted as saying that Harris provided the stimulus for the...
(1885–1970).
Auction record
The auction record for a painting by Lawrence Harris is $1,170. This record was set by Abandoned Ship, 72 by 48 inch oil painting on board sold December 13, 2007 at Best of the West Auctions (Colorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
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