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Theodore Lukits
(1897-1991)
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"San Juan Capistrano Mission"
Oil on board
28 3/4 x 35 3/4 inches
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Portrait painter. Born in Temesvar, Hungary on November 26, 1897. Lukits came to the United States in 1898 and, at age nine, he studied at the AIC and privately with W. Reynolds, H. Walcott, R. Miller, and Alphonse Mucha. He moved to Los Angeles in 1922 and became successful as a portait painter of celebrities. Shortly after his arrival, the Lukits Academy of Fine Art was established and for 65 years he has continued to train some of our finest and most successful artists. At age 91 he is still painting and teaching in Los Angeles.
Member: California Art Club; International Art Club, LA; AAPL; Society of Professional Portait Painters (Pres.); American Academy of FA, LA; LAAA; Academy of Western Painters; AFA; International Fine Arts Council, Washington, D.C.; Painters & Sculptors of LA; Artists of the SW.
Exhibited: Paris, Mexico, Chicago, LA.
Awards: Dozens from 1916.
Works held: Jonathan Club, LA; Pittsburgh Press Association; Edgewater Beach Club, Santa Monica.
Sources: Hughes, Edan M. Artists In California 1786-1940. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Sacramento: Crocker, Art Museum, 2002. N. pag. 2 vols. Print
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