Ernst (Mauritz) Van Leyden - Artist Info

About Ernst (Mauritz) Van Leyden

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Ernst Leyden
  • Biography

    Born in Rotterdam, Holland in 1892. Van Leyden was a resident of Los Angeles in 1942-55. He died in Versailles, France in 1969.

    Exh: Vigeveno Gallery (LA), 1942, 1944; LACMA, 1942, 1944, 1946; Pasadena Art Inst., 1942; Scripps College, 1943; Taylor Gallery (LA), 1944; Artists Equity (LA), 1949; Santa Barbara Museum, 1955.

    Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"


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