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.  

For more information contact:  

Theodore Gegoux III - 909-532-1906  
Rancho Cucamonga (near Los Angeles)  
California