Old Laguna

Catalog no. 0000697

MediumOil on Canvas
Size9 3/4 x 13 3/4 Inches
SignedSigned LR: Joseph Kleitsch
DateCirca 1920

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About the artist

Hungarian born painter Joseph Kleitsch was known as "a master of gorgeous color". He traveled widely in Europe and Mexico where he painted portraits of prominent citizens during the Mexican revolution. In 1920 he arrived in Laguna Beach and was immediately captivated by the area where he established the Kleitsch Academy and maintained a studio for the remainder of his life. Inspired by the magnificent local scenery, Kleitsch became an avid Plein air painter, interpreting the streets and shores of Laguna Beach in a series of lyrical pictures which were an inspiration to the other artists of…

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