Joseph Kleitsch
Joseph Kleitsch (born June 6, 1882 in Banat , Hungary ; † November 16, 1931 in Santa Ana , California ) was an American painter from Austria-Hungary .
Kleitsch trained as a sign painter and was a self-taught painter. Around 1901 he went first to Germany and then to the United States. Here he was in Chicago around 1909 , then in California , and in 1920 he moved to Laguna Beach . Kleitsch was mainly active as a portrait and landscape painter and is counted among the early "California School of Impressionism".
literature
- Janet Blake Dominik: Early artists in Laguna Beach. The impressionists. Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA 1986, ISBN 0-940872-07-2 .
- Edan Milton Hughes: Artists in California. 1786-1940. 2nd edition. Hughes, San Francisco CA 1989, ISBN 0-9616112-1-9 .
- Ruth Lily Westphal: Plein Air Painters of California, the Southland. Westphal Publishing, Irvine CA 1996, ISBN 0-9610520-0-7 .
Web links
Commons : Joseph Kleitsch - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- www.josephkleitschgallery.com Page of the Joseph Kleitsch Gallery with information on the artist's life and work
- Joseph Kleitch at the Laguna Art Museum
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kleitsch, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Banat , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1931 |
| Place of death | Santa Ana , California |