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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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About Robert Laurent: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsMcNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209-0069Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400Ogunquit Museum of American Art
543 Shore Road
Po Box 815
Ogunquit, ME 03907-0815Portland Museum of Art (PMA)
7 Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014