Born in Barcelona, Spain, Luis Graner arrived in the United States in 1910 and was in New Orleans intermittently from 1914 to 1922. Reportedly he painted many scenes of rural Louisiana, which became... Read full biography
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Luis Graner arrived in the United States in 1910 and was in New Orleans intermittently from 1914 to 1922. Reportedly he painted many scenes of rural Louisiana, which became some of his most signature work. He also was active in California where he painted scenes of La... Read full biography
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Luis Graner arrived in the United States in 1910 and was in New Orleans intermittently from 1914 to 1922. Reportedly he painted many scenes of rural Louisiana, which became some of his most signature work. He also was active in California where he painted scenes of La Jolla dated 1910. He opened a studio in New York City after he left New Orleans. By the time he arrived in the United States, he had an established international reputation for portraits, genre subjects... Read full biography
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Luis Graner arrived in the United States in 1910 and was in New Orleans intermittently from 1914 to 1922. Reportedly he painted many scenes of rural Louisiana, which became some of his most signature work. He also was active in California where he painted scenes of La Jolla dated 1910. He opened a studio in New York City after he left New Orleans. By the time he arrived in the United States, he had an established international reputation for portraits, genre subjects and landscapes. He had studied in Barcelona and Rome and had exhibited his work in the Paris Salon from 1895 to 1910. He was a member of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts in France and had earned exhibition medals in Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin and... Read full biography
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Luis Graner arrived in the United States in 1910 and was in New Orleans intermittently from 1914 to 1922. Reportedly he painted many scenes of rural Louisiana, which became some of his most signature work. He also was active in California where he painted scenes of La Jolla dated 1910. He opened a studio in New York City after he left New Orleans. By the time he arrived in the United States, he had an established international reputation for portraits, genre subjects and landscapes. He had studied in Barcelona and Rome and had exhibited his work in the Paris Salon from 1895 to 1910. He was a member of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts in France and had earned exhibition medals in Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin and Paris. HIs work is in the Historic New Orleans Collection. Sources include:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art". John M... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (10)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Art in the American South Works from the Ogden Collection
1996
Delehanty, Randolph
292 pages (color)
Downriver Currents of Style in Louisiana Painting 1800-1950
1991
Pennington, Estill Curtis
208 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918
1987
Mahe, John A. II; Rosanne McCaffrey (Editors)
464 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Catalogue of American Paintings in British Public Collections