California's Society of Six. Montgomery Gallery. VG SC Bay Area Modernists Art..

California's Society of Six
Author:
Fairbanks, Peter M. Publisher:
Montgomery Gallery
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CALIFORNIANA
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Used: Very Good
Sku: 01773
Notes: Very Good 4to 9 1/2" x 8" perfectbound art exhibit catalog in blue gatefolded wraps with pictorial front panel featuring Louis Bassi Siegriest's 1924 painting "Farmyard," white lettering to front, back, and spine, minor wear to edges, light sunning, 1/2 inch abrasion to back panel, otherwise sharp tips,tight binding, and unmarked throughout. Unpaginated, replete with full-page full-color images, includes an Introduction by Peter M. Fairbanks, list of illustrations, artists' biographies, a detailed catalog of illustrated works, a piece of ephemera: a San Francisco Art Dealers Association Gallery Map for 'First Thursday' in October 2010 - December 2011. This catalog includes the work of Society of Six consists of Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Maurice Logan, Louis Siegriest, Bernard von Eichman, and William H. Clapp. Inspired by both Modernism and the practice of plein air painting, the Society of Six was a somewhat isolated group of artists that showed and socialized together, creating their own group within the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.