August Gay ART FOR SALE

1890 Rabou, France - 1948 Carmel, California. Known for: Modernist landscape, waterfront, mural.

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Known as "Gus" Gay, he was part of the Society of Six, a group in the Bay Area of California in the 1920s led by Selden Gile that espoused a new style of painting focused on bright colors and impressionist techniques. It was a rebellion against the prevalent sombre tonalism and decorative aesthetics of William Keith and Arthur Mathews. Much of his painting was Cubist inspired and geometric, and he did not receive much national recognition until the 1950s. In addition to painting landscapes and coastal scenes, many of them on cigar box tops, he was also a muralist, etcher, and furniture builder. Gay was born in Rabou, near Gap, France between Marseilles and Turin and from this background, brought a strong appreciation of French... Read full biography

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The Monterey Wharf

Type:Painting

Year:1920s

Size:5.00" x 7.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Unsigned

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Monterey Wharf by August Gay captures the essence of Monterey Bay as it was in the 1920's. August Gay of course was one of the most prominent members of the group of painters fondly called the Society of Six. For questions feel free to call us at 949-981-0070