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KLEITSCH Capistrano CA Mission OIL Painting #832655

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KLEITSCH Capistrano CA Mission OIL Painting #832655
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tr><td><em> KLEITSCH San Juan Capistrano California mission Oil Painting
</em></td></tr><tr> <td width="100%"> Outstanding oil on board painting in the manner of KLEITSCH, Joseph (1882-1931), depicts a wonderful Capistrano California mission scene, measuring 12 x 9 inches and the frame measuring 14.5 x 11.5 inches and would make a fantastic addition to any fine household or American collection. ****NOTE: Email for large images.

<p>Background: Joseph Kleitsch was born on June 6, 1882 in Banat, Hungary. He trained and studied at schools in Budapest, Munich and Paris. Between 1907 and 1909 he was known to have visited and painted in Mexico City, (Hutchinson) Kansas and Chicago. Mexican President Francisco Madero and his wife honored Kleitsch in 1912 for his commissioned portraits of the royal family.

In 1920 Kleitsch arrived in southern California, deciding to reside in Laguna Beach and Los Angeles. As an avid plein-air painter, he was inspired by the streets and shores of Laguna Beach, and took frequent painting trips to nearby Mission San Juan Capistrano, to northern California's San Francisco and Carmel. Later in his career, in 1925, he traveled to Hungary, Spain and France, and he returned to Laguna Beach in November of 1927.

He has been characterized as a "master of gorgeous color". Arthur Millier, art critic for the "Los Angeles Times", in 1933, said of Kleitsch that he was"a born colorist; he seemed to play on canvas with the abandon of a gypsy violinist". Earlier Anthony Anderson, also an art critic for the "Los Angeles Times" in 1922, was quoted as saying: "Kleitsch has discovered ...
<a href="http://www.goantiques.com/liveauction/complete_description.jsp?id=1209302" target=_new><b>View Complete Description</b></a> </td></tr><tr> <td> </td></tr><tr> <td>Reference #: OIL_302</td></tr><tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr><tr><td>Year:20th Century</td></tr><tr><td>Title:KLEITSCH Capistrano CA Mission OIL Painting</td></tr><tr><td>Materials:Oil on Artist Board</td></tr><tr><td>Location:Long Island, NY</td></tr></table>