Theodore Gentilz, “Stick-Stock” (Surveyors in Texas before Annexation to the U.S.) ca. 1844, Courtesy of the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2016
Louis Theodore Jean Gentilz (1819-1906) was born in Paris and immigrated to Texas in 1844 as a surveyor and artist for Henri Castro, the French entrepreneur and colonist. Gentilz moved to San Antonio in 1849 and taught art at St. Mary’s College. His paintings often had daily life in San Antonio and surrounding areas as his theme.
