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Lot 93

Joseph Kleitsch
(1882-1931)
Portrait of Isaac Jenkinson Frazee 30 x 24in overall: 36 1/2 x 30 1/2in

28 April 2015, 18:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$20,000 - US$30,000

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Joseph Kleitsch (1882-1931)

Portrait of Isaac Jenkinson Frazee
signed (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 24in
overall: 36 1/2 x 30 1/2in

Footnotes

Literature
P. Trenton, Joseph Kleitsch, A Kaleidoscope of Color, Irvine, 2007, p.103, pl. 77, illus. full page in color.

By the end of 1920, Joseph Kleitsch was considered the dominant portraitist in the Laguna art community. He received commissions from prominent citizens in both Laguna and Los Angeles, including artist and writer, Isaac Jenkinson Frazee (1858-1942). Frazee is credited with creating the earliest known depictions of Laguna Beach, where he lived from 1926 until his death in 1942. He was a unifying force in bringing the artists and business community together to support the arts in Laguna Beach. His Kitshi-Manido pageant was the forerunner of the Pageant of the Masters, an annual festival of arts in Laguna Beach.

Kleitsch's colorful portrait of the sitter's daughter, Edee-Lou Frazee, was sold in the previous auction in November.

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