By exploiting the anonymous "stain" method, he formed a bridge between the Abstract Expressionists of the 1950s and the Minimalists of the 1960s. This is the official website for the American artist Morris Louis (1912-1962), developed and authorized by The Estate of Morris Louis, The Marcella Brenner Revocable Trust, The Morris Louis Art Trust, The Estate of Marcella Brenner, and Diane Upright Fine Arts, LLC, the exclusive Agent for The Estate of Morris Louis. Morris Louis. Louis was the third of four sons; his two elder brothers, Joseph and Aaron, became physicians, and the younger, Nathan, became a pharmacist. His parents, Louis and Cecelia (Luckman) Bernstein, were Russian immigrants. Louis attended public schools in Baltimore and developed an early interest in art. Morris Louis Bernstein was one of four sons born into a middle-class Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1912. Biography of Morris Louis Childhood. Morris Louis Bernstein was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents, Louis Bernstein (born 21 October 1877) and Cecelia Luckman Bernstein, had emigrated from Russia. Morris Louis's artworks. Morris Louis, original name Morris Bernstein, (born Nov. 24, 1912, Baltimore, Md., U.S.—died Sept. 7, 1962, Washington, D.C.), American painter associated with the New York school of Abstract Expressionism who is notable for his distinctly personal use of colour, often in brilliant bands or stripes. His father was initially a factory worker, but later owned a small grocery store. The American painter Morris Louis (Bernstein; 1912-1962) explored new realms of pictorial space with his series the Veils, the Unfurleds, and the Stripes. By exploiting the anonymous "stain" method, he formed a bridge between the Abstract Expressionists … At the age of 15, despite his parents' wishes he decided not to pursue medical studies and instead … The American painter Morris Louis (Bernstein; 1912-1962) explored new realms of pictorial space with his series the Veils, the Unfurleds, and the Stripes.