Description: 7TH ANNUAL SUMMER SALE NOW *Price Shown is the Sale Price ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE .............AUGUST GAY.............'THE WHITE HOUSE - MONTEREY', OIL ON CANVAS, 9.5" x 14"............ This is a 9.5" x 14" Original and Vintage oil on canvas by the important California and Society of Six painter August F. Gay, 1890-1948. The image shows a country road in Monterey, California with houses at the end. Signed lower right. Fine condition. Maxwell Galleries label on back with the title. Painting titled 'Farm by the Bay', 12" x 14", sold at Bonhams on April 23, 2024 for $32,500. The Biography Follows: Born in Rabou, France on June 11, 1890. "Gus" Gay arrived in the U.S. about 1901 and settled in Alameda, CA. He attended night classes at the CSFA (California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco) and CCAC (California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland). His roommate, Selden Gile, had a strong influence on his creative growth and the two artists were the first of a group who became known as the Society of Six. Although he lived in Monterey after 1919, he was still an active member of the Six and exhibited regularly with them at the Oakland Art Gallery until 1926. Gay supported himself during the Depression as an employee of the local fish factories and Oliver's Frame Shop. While in Monterey he shared a studio with Clayton S. Price in the Stevenson House. During the last ten years of his life he was a furniture designer and custom framer for the Monterey Guild (the furniture in the San Juan Bautista Mission is from his shop) and lived on the Monterey Peninsula until his death on March 9, 1948. Many of his oils were painted on cigar box tops. His interpretations of the Carmel Valley, coastal scenes, and the fishing fleet of Monterey Bay were Cubist inspired and geometric in form. Gay's work did not receive national recognition until the 1950s. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1916, 1921; Del Monte Art Gallery (Monterey), 1919; Beaux Arts Gallery (SF), 1929; SFMA, 1935; Oakland Museum, 1972, 1981; Monterey Museum, 1993 (solo). In: State Museum Resource Center (Sacramento); Oakland Museum; Pacific Grove High School (mural); Monterey Peninsula Museum. As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
Price: 12500 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-12-12T04:16:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: August Gay
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Small
Item Length: 14 in
Region of Origin: US
Framing: Unframed
Personalize: No
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1920
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 10 in
Style: Fauve
Painting Surface: Canvas
Features: Signed
Unit Quantity: 1
Culture: American
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
Signed: Yes
Period: Early 20th Century (1900-1920)
Title: The White House - Monterey
Material: Oil
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Subject: Landscape
Type: Oil Painting
Signed?: Signed
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
