George H. Gay was well known for his watercolor landscapes, seascapes and paintings of rivers and ships, mostly along the shores of New England. Gay also painted snowscapes, but these are scarcer. It is unusual to find an oil painting by this artist, as he worked mainly in watercolor. Some of his works display a tonalist aesthetic.

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 2, 1858, and lived in Chicago and then in 1889, settled in Bronxville, New York. Gay was a pupil of Paul Brown and Henry Elkins in Chicago.

He is known to have exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1890; Boston Art Club, 1890-1900; and Boston Art Club, 1897.

Shortly before his death in 1931, George Gay's address in 1929 was known to be 100 Kraft Ave., Bronxville, NY.

Sources:Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
Websites of Litchfield Galleries and Don and Nancy's Antiques

George Howell Gay, born in 1858 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a renowned American artist known for his watercolor paintings of landscapes, seascapes, rivers, and ships, primarily in New England. He also dabbled in snowscapes, although these are less common. Gay settled in Bronxville, New York, in 1889, after being a pupil of Paul Brown and Henry Elkins in Chicago. He exhibited at prestigious venues such as the National Academy of Design and the Boston Art Club. George Gay passed away in 1931, and his address in 1929 was noted as 100 Kraft Ave., Bronxville, NY. Sources include Peter Hastings Falk's "Who Was Who in American Art" and websites of Litchfield Galleries and Don and Nancy's Antiques.