Theodore Lukits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodore Lukits

American painter

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1897

Place of Birth: Timișoara, Timiș County, Romania

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1992

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Theodore Nikolai Lukits (November 26, 1897 – January 20, 1992) was a Romanian American portrait and landscape painter.
His initial fame came from his portraits of glamorous actresses of the silent film era, but since his death, his Asian-inspired works, figures drawn from Hispanic California and pastel landscapes have received greater attention. Lukits began his professional career as an illustrator while still in his teens.
He was a still life painter, muralist and founder of the Lukits Academy of Fine Arts in Los Angeles for more than sixty years.
He had the reputation of a craftsman who made his own paints from raw pigments, constructed brushes and palettes, and designed and carved frames.
Lukits was responsible for keeping the "Beaux-Arts" methods of the French academic system alive in the western United States, and several of his students went on to prominent careers.
His works are displayed in many public collections.
He was a member of a number of professional art organizations and won many awards in competitions.
Lukits has been the subject of a number of solo museum exhibitions since his death, and his work has been included in a number of other museum exhibitions devoted to Tonalism and California and American Impressionism.