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THBWoodland Scene by Joseph Kleitsch (1885-1931)
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TimedNov 17, 2017 - Dec 4, 2017
The Scanlan Collection Michael@thescanlancollection.com
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Joseph Kleitsch was born in Deutsch St. Michael, Branat, Hungary on June 6, 1881. His mother died when he was 3 ½ years old, and it was his his stepmother who fostered his interest in art by supplying him with paint materials. His artistic talents emerged by 7 years of age and he was awarded a scholarship by his village to apprente under sign painter and mural decorator Lanjarovics. Kleitsch quickly learned different techniques and painting skills and within 18 months, had exceedied his mentor. He continued his training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris and by 17, was an accomplished portraitist with Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria a client. He received the nickname ‘the little Munkácsy” named after the successful Hungarian realist painter Mihály Munkácsy. He moved to the United States in 1902 and settled in Cincinnati with Emma Multner, who he married in Denver in 1904. While in Denver, Kleitsch began to paint landscapes and genre painting. Although he was continuously painting, he was still not well-known, so to make ends meet, he took on several jobs painting still lifes, and advertising illustrations for the Union Pacific Railway. He and his wife traveled to Mexico City from 1907-1909, and he returned again in 1911. The introduction of European modern art in Mexico did not influence Kleitsch’s fondness for painting in an academic-realist approach. By 1912, he’d gained prominence in Mexico by his commissioned portrait of President Madero and his wife. He also received an award from the Mexico Art Associates for the painting. He returned to Chicago in 1912 and enrolled as a special student in the Saturday School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He painted the likenesses of many prominent citizens of Chicago while further studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. A year after his return, his wife Emma died from complications of nephritis. He later met and married Edna Gregaitis, a public school art teacher. In Chicago, he became strongly involved with the Palette and Chisel Club and participated in many exhibitions there as well as the Art Institute of Chicago. The increased exhibitions of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, along with old masters, and the occasional European abstract art during this period in Chicago provided Kleitsch with knowledge and awareness of various styles and its various forms. By 1919, he had gained recognition as an outstanding portraitist by his peers and critics, but at the height of his fame, he relocated to California settling in Laguna Beach with his wife Edna where he established the Kleitsch Academy. He taught and was active in the local art scene establishing himself as a successful portraitist in the Laguna Art community and exhibited in Los Angeles at Stendahl and Hatfield Galleries. In 1922, he had his first successful one-man solo show at the Stendahl gallery. After the exhibition, Kleitsch consistently made trips to San Francisco, Carmel, and Europe in search of subject matter. He left to Europe and returned in 1927 and held another solo exhibition in 1931. While some of his followers were disappointed by his lack of mission scene paintings, the exhibition received good reviews. In 1930, when the Depression hit America, Kleitsch went through a difficult period in which he could not collect debts on his paintings. Through all this, he was continually inspired by the local scenery and could often be seen in and around Laguna painting street scenes with figures, gardens in bloom, coastals, and landscapes. Kleitsch died of a heart attack on November 16, 1931 in Santa Ana, California. A memorial exhibition of his works was held at Exposition Park, Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1933 and another exhibition at the International Art Exhibition containing 27 paintings was organized by his wife Edna and held at the Tower Auditorium of the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Member: Chicago Society of Artists; Laguna Beach Art Association; Painters and Sculptors of Los Angeles (cofounder); Palette and Chisel Club. Exhibited: Palette and Chisel Club, Chicago, Illinois and Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1914-19; Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles, 1922-29; Leonard’s, Los Angeles, 1923; Biltmore Salon, Los Angeles, 1924; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Pennsylvania, 1925; Los Angeles Museum of Art, California, 1933.Works held: Irvine Museum, California; Laguna Federal Bank Building, California; Laguna Art Museum, California; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California.Source: Artists in California: 1786-1940 by Edan Milton Hughes Joseph Kleitsch: A Kaleidoscope of Color by Patricia Trenton signed lower rightProvenance: Gift from Edna Kleitsch to Kathlyn Twitchell, an interior designer for Sloane’s, who was working with Joseph Kleitsh on his studio when he died. Kathlyn gave the painting to her son as a wedding gift in 1941. Acquired from Dolores Twitchell through Clar’s Auction, Oakland, CA. 26 x 20 inches
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