Steven Stern Fine Arts · Los Angeles
We buy Joseph Kleitsch paintings
If you own a painting by Joseph Kleitsch (1882–1931), or are settling an estate that includes one, Steven Stern Fine Arts would like to hear from you. Every inquiry is confidential, and we will talk you through the options to sell or consign.
Not sure what you have? Read how Joseph Kleitsch paintings are valued.
Why owners call us
A California Impressionist specialist for your Kleitsch
We know his work
The gallery has sold Kleitsch oils on canvas and board from his California years, from Laguna coves and canyons to figures at Mission San Juan Capistrano. All are shown on the past sales page.
Confidential from the first call
Kleitsch owners and their families contact us in confidence. We never publish the names of owners or buyers.
More than one way to sell
Because the gallery buys, consigns and arranges private sales, a Kleitsch can be handled in whichever way suits the painting.
The process
Selling a Joseph Kleitsch, step by step
Photograph it
Photograph the front, the full back and the signature, and write down any Laguna or Mission title on the reverse.
Private evaluation
We weigh the subject, date, medium, size, condition and provenance of the Kleitsch.
Discuss the options
An outright sale, a consignment or a private placement: we explain each for your Kleitsch and you choose.
In-person viewing
For important Kleitsch oils or Laguna collections, the gallery arranges a viewing in person.
Recent placements
Joseph Kleitsch paintings we have sold
Boathouse at Canyon Cove
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Geraniums in Bloom
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Heisler Park
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Children of Capistrano
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Lady in Red Dress, Capistrano
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
The Jeweled Hills
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Artist's Paradise
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Garden at Capistrano
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
The Inlet, Laguna
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
View to the Sea
Sold by Steven Stern Fine Arts
Who buys Joseph Kleitsch paintings?
Kleitsch's buyers are mainly collectors of California Impressionism and of the Laguna Beach art colony, along with institutions. Trained in Europe as a portrait and figure painter, he arrived in Laguna Beach in 1920 and painted its streets, coves and canyons with a colorist's daring that critics noticed at once.
His work runs from portraits and interiors to the Laguna landscapes and views of Mission San Juan Capistrano that are the core of his reputation. The right route to market depends on what you own. A dealer who knows the field can tell you whether your painting is best bought outright, consigned, or placed privately. Read more about Kleitsch's life and work.