Born in the Banat region of Hungary on June 6, 1882, Joseph Kleitsch began painting at age seven and was awarded a scholarship by his village to study art. He continued his training in Budapest,... Read full biography
Born in the Banat region of Hungary on June 6, 1882, Joseph Kleitsch began painting at age seven and was awarded a scholarship by his village to study art. He continued his training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris. By age 17 he was an accomplished portraitist with such sitters as Emperor Franz... Read full biography
Born in the Banat region of Hungary on June 6, 1882, Joseph Kleitsch began painting at age seven and was awarded a scholarship by his village to study art. He continued his training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris. By age 17 he was an accomplished portraitist with such sitters as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1901 and established a studio in Cincinnati; during 1906-07 he was a resident of Denver. He then traveled to Mexico City where he was the official... Read full biography
Born in the Banat region of Hungary on June 6, 1882, Joseph Kleitsch began painting at age seven and was awarded a scholarship by his village to study art. He continued his training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris. By age 17 he was an accomplished portraitist with such sitters as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1901 and established a studio in Cincinnati; during 1906-07 he was a resident of Denver. He then traveled to Mexico City where he was the official portraitist to President Madero. Kleitsch painted portraits of many prominent citizens of Chicago while further studying at the AIC. Upon moving to California in 1920, he settled in Laguna Beach and, with his wife Edna, established the Kleitsch Academy. He... Read full biography
Born in the Banat region of Hungary on June 6, 1882, Joseph Kleitsch began painting at age seven and was awarded a scholarship by his village to study art. He continued his training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris. By age 17 he was an accomplished portraitist with such sitters as Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1901 and established a studio in Cincinnati; during 1906-07 he was a resident of Denver. He then traveled to Mexico City where he was the official portraitist to President Madero. Kleitsch painted portraits of many prominent citizens of Chicago while further studying at the AIC. Upon moving to California in 1920, he settled in Laguna Beach and, with his wife Edna, established the Kleitsch Academy. He taught there and was active in the local art scene while exhibiting in Los Angeles at Ste. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Plein... Read full biography
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About Joseph Kleitsch: Books
Books & Publications (36)
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Legacy of the Land Exhibition Catalog (Exhibition catalog)
2015
Colestock, Keith
103 pages (color)
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
The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting and Sculpture (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Landauer, Gerdts, Trenton & Wo
226 pages (color)
Masters of Light: California Plein-Air Paintings from The Irvine Museum (Exhibition catalog)