August Gay
August Gay whose birth name was Auguste-François Pierre Gay (June 11, 1890 – 1948) was a French-born American painter and etcher. He was a member of the Society of Six in Oakland, California, and an Impressionist landscape painter.
August Gay | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1890 Rabou, France |
| Died | 1948 Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, etcher |
| Spouse | Marcelle Chaix |
Life
Gay was born on June 11, 1890, in Rabou, France.[1] He emigrated to the United States with his family as a teenager, settling in Alameda, California.[1] He suffered from tuberculosis as a young man, and he attended the California School of Fine Arts.[1]
Gay co-founded the Society of Six with Selden Connor Gile, Maurice Logan, Louis Siegriest, Bernard von Eichman, and William H. Clapp, in Oakland, California.[2] He was an Impressionist, and he painted California landscapes en plein air.[3] For art historian Nancy Boas, Gay had "an instinctive understanding of picture making, an original sense of color, and a desire to deal with important pictorial issues."[1] Gay later moved to Monterey, where he shared a studio with Clayton Sumner Price and he managed a furniture repair store.[4]
Gay married Marcelle Chaix, who was also French, in 1934.[4] He died in 1948.[2] His artwork can be seen at the Oakland Museum of California.[5]
Further reading
References
- Boas, Nancy (1998). The Society of Six: California Colorists. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. pp. 31–33. ISBN 9780520210554. OCLC 35762633.
- "Funeral Rites for Native of France". Oakland Tribune. March 11, 1948. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marinovich (April 12, 1985). "'Open air'. Landscape paintings featured". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
- Fowler, Adaline (June 13, 1934). "Recollections". Salinas Morning Post. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "August Gay". Oakland Museum of California. Retrieved April 24, 2019.