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John William Theiss Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Water colorist, b. 1863 - d. 1932

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  • Western Watercolor by John William Theiss
    Apr. 09, 2025

    Western Watercolor by John William Theiss

    Est: $200 - $300

    John William Theiss (American, 1863-1932). Watercolor on paper, signed l.r., depicting a mountainous range. 19" x 13.5" (sight), 25" x 20" (framed).

    Caza Sikes
  • John Theiss (CA,OH,1863-1932) watercolor painting antique
    May. 09, 2021

    John Theiss (CA,OH,1863-1932) watercolor painting antique

    Est: $400 - $525

    ARTIST: John William Theiss (California, Ohio, 1863 - 1932) NAME: Waterfall Landscape MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Excellent. Framed under glass. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 18 inches / 30 x 45 cm FRAME SIZE: 18 x 22 inches / 45 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: Fritz Kocher, Marie Kendall, Paul Weindorf, Paul Conner, Fitch Burt Fulton, Aaron Kilpatrick, Dorothy Sklar, Vernon Kerr, William Sandorhaji Darling, John Anthony Conner, Walter Farrington Moses, Joseph Greenbaum, Joane Cromwell, Darwin William Duncan, Evylena Nunn Miller, Henry Leopold Richter, Karl Yens, Frederick Carl Smith, Mabel Alvarez CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117908 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A watercolorist and etcher, John Theiss was born in Zelienople, Pennsylvania on September 20, 1863. Theiss received a degree from Concordia College in Fort Wayne, IN in 1882 and graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in St Louis in 1886. He was a Lutheran minister in Madisonville, OH (1886-89), Portland, OR (1889-93), and Santa Rosa, CA (1894-1904).Theiss began painting in 1901 and remained a self-taught artist except for ten lessons with Lorenzo Latimer and criticism from Antony Anderson. He painted landscapes of the Sonoma Hills and Yosemite until 1904 when he moved to Los Angeles into a studio-home at 1308 E. 46th Street.Active in southern California until the mid-1920s, he married Theodora Stumpf of Springfield, OH in 1925 and settled there. Theiss was the subject of a lunacy hearing in Clark County (Ohio) in 1930.He died in Springfield on March 3, 1932.He was the author of German Lyrics, Gepflueckt Am Wege (1897), In der Feierstunde (1907), Anthology of German Lyrics (1913), Heimwaerts (1922), and California Sketches (1935).He was a member of the LA Painters Club and Springfield Art League.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • J. W. Theiss Watercolor
    Oct. 09, 2010

    J. W. Theiss Watercolor

    Est: $500 - $700

    12.5x18 ~ Yosemite Landscape ~ Signed in lower right corner

    Old West Collectors Corner Inc.
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