Artist's Summary:    
Theodore Gegoux (1850 - 1931)
 Portrait artist, landscape, still life, sculptures, violinist, violin teacher, and violin maker.
   
Born:  St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec - November 19, 1850
First Studio:  Carthage, NY - (1874 to 1879)
   
Noted works:
  "The Portrait of Jesse Willes", 1879; "The Portrait of Rev. Gardner Baker", 1879.
 
Studio:  Watertown, NY - (1879 - 1881) - Naturalized Citizenship on October 19, 1876
   
Noted works:
  "The Portrait of Jeff Brockway", 1880
   "The Portrait of Mrs. Spencer's son", circa 1881.
 
Studied:  Paris and Europe - (Summer 1881)
   
Produced three copies of Old Masters paintings:
   
"Blessing of the Wheat at Artois" (Jules Breton)
   
"Clytemnestra and Aegistre her Accomplice" (Pierre-Narcisse Guerin)
   
"Clair de lune" by (Claude-Joseph Vernet)
 
Studio:  Watertown, NY - (1881 - 1899)
   
Noted works: 
"The Portrait of Bertie Boshart", 1881
    "The Portrait of Marion Estelle Cooper", 1882
    "What Time is It", circa 1883.
    "Moon Light On Lake Ontario", 1884
   
"Justin Weeks", c. 1889 - listed in "Centennial History of Jefferson County, NY" by John Haddock, 1894
   
"The Salute", completed prior to 1894, Lithographed and widely distributed, copyrighted in 1897
   
"A Young Paganini", 1896 - First Annual Exhibition - Carnegie Art Galleries  - Nov 1896 to Jan 1897
   
"High Falls Gorge" circa 1898, a popular tourist attraction in Upstate New York
 
Studio:  Schenectady, NY - (1899 - 1901)
   
Noted works:
  "The Portrait of Mayor Duryee" 1899
    "The Portrait of Howland S. Barney", 1899
    "Jackson Bay on the St. Lawrence", 1900
    "The Portrait of Major Austin A. Yates", 1901  
 
Studio:  Watertown, NY - (1901 - 1909)
   
Noted works:  "Carting Hay", 1907 - Listed in Davenport's Art Reference - Gegoux, J.
 
"The Portrait of Two Sisters", 1908 - Agnes Louis Flanders (1905-1979) and Helen Mary Flanders (1903 - 1994)
   
"Sailing on Lake Ontario", 1908  
 
Studio:  Gleall Castle - Portland, Oregon - (1910 - 1912)
   
Noted works: 
 
"The Portland Rose" cira 1911
   
"Jelly Jars" 1911 - a study including at least five works
   "The Distant Vessel" 1912
   "Three Roses" 1912
   "A Bag of Apples" 1912
 
Studio:  Santa Monica, California - (1913 - 1915)
   
Noted works:  "Early Mayors of Portland"  series of 29 paintings, completed circa 1914 - exhibited at the Oregon Historical Society
   "Topanga Canyon" 1914
   "Mountains on the Coast" 1915, Topanga Canyon, California
 
Studios:  Aurora and Champoeg, Oregon - (1916 - 1925)
   
Noted works: 
 
"André Longtain" 1916
   "Adolph Jette" 1917
   "Adolph Jette" 1917
"Inception of the Birth of Oregon" 1920, (Listed in "Art Across America" by William H. Gerdts, 1990) -- Exhibited at the Visitors Center, Champoeg State Park, Oregon
   
"The Abernethy Farm" 1920, A view of the Willamette river near Champoeg, Oregon and the home of Guy V. Abernethy
   
"Genevieve Longtain McCann" 1921
 
Studio:  Highland Park, California - (1925 - 1927) 
   
Noted Works:  "Sunrise at Castle Rock" 1925 - Santa Monica, California
    "Dessert with Cream" 1925
    "The Southwest Museum" 1925 - Highland Park, California
    "A Basket of Apples" 1925
    "Stormy Sunset" circa 1925 - Santa Monica, California
    "Strawberries" 1926
 
Died:  July 3, 1931 - Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California, after a three year, 10 month stay in the hospital.   This facility was then known as the County Farm, Hondo, California.
   
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