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1890 Concarneau, France - 1970 Cape Neddick, Maine. Known for: Modernist figure sculpture, wood carving, teaching.
A sculptor, frame maker and educator, Robert Laurent came to New York City in 1901 from France, having been brought over from his home at Concarneau by artist Hamilton Field who painting in the area... Read full biography
A sculptor, frame maker and educator, Robert Laurent came to New York City in 1901 from France, having been brought over from his home at Concarneau by artist Hamilton Field who painting in the area became aware of the special talent of Robert. Field also brought Robert's parents over, and employed... Read full biography
A sculptor, frame maker and educator, Robert Laurent came to New York City in 1901 from France, having been brought over from his home at Concarneau by artist Hamilton Field who painting in the area became aware of the special talent of Robert. Field also brought Robert's parents over, and employed them as caretakers in New York and later in Ogunquit, Maine. Under the sponsorship of Field, Robert returned to Paris in 1905 as an apprentice to a dealer in Japanese prints. He also became much... Read full biography
A sculptor, frame maker and educator, Robert Laurent came to New York City in 1901 from France, having been brought over from his home at Concarneau by artist Hamilton Field who painting in the area became aware of the special talent of Robert. Field also brought Robert's parents over, and employed them as caretakers in New York and later in Ogunquit, Maine. Under the sponsorship of Field, Robert returned to Paris in 1905 as an apprentice to a dealer in Japanese prints. He also became much aware of emerging modernist art styles, and in Italy studied drawing and wood carving. As a young boy in Brittany, Robert had been much fascinated by Celtic sculpture found in granite calvaries at crossroads in his native land. He felt it sprang from the... Read full biography
A sculptor, frame maker and educator, Robert Laurent came to New York City in 1901 from France, having been brought over from his home at Concarneau by artist Hamilton Field who painting in the area became aware of the special talent of Robert. Field also brought Robert's parents over, and employed them as caretakers in New York and later in Ogunquit, Maine. Under the sponsorship of Field, Robert returned to Paris in 1905 as an apprentice to a dealer in Japanese prints. He also became much aware of emerging modernist art styles, and in Italy studied drawing and wood carving. As a young boy in Brittany, Robert had been much fascinated by Celtic sculpture found in granite calvaries at crossroads in his native land. He felt it sprang from the "soul of the a people" (Tragard 27) and not from preconceived, self-imposed style. Returning to New York in 1910, he began carving fram... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Torsos
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Ogunquit, Maine
- •Woodstock, New York
Art Association
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art Teacher
- •Hamilton Easter Field
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Ogunquit School of Painting and Sculpture, Teacher
- •Summer School of Graphic Arts, Ogunquit, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Rockefeller Center, New York City
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Framemaker, Carved and/or Designed Frames
- •Mural Specialty
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
Artist Colony
- •Ogunquit Artist Colony, Maine
- •Woodstock Art Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
- •Kraushaar Galleries, New York
- •Whitney Studio Club, Later Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts