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Considered one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting, American painter Morris Louis was one of the Washington painters who formed what is known today as the Washington Color School.
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.
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Louis's paintings of the 1950s established a vital link between Abstract Expressionism and Color Field Painting. He rejected the gestural abstraction of action painters like Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, while also placing more emphasis on tonal relations and free-flowing color.
The major figure of the Washington color field painters, Morris Louis Bernstein was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts and during the 1930s worked in New York.
Morris Louis was an American painter and founding member of the Washington Color School movement of the 1950s. View Morris Louis’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
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