Louis Siegriest

Louis Bassi Siegriest (1899 - November 7, 1989) was an American painter. He was a zealot of the Society of Six.

Siegriest was born in 1899. He was trained by Frank Van Sloun.

Siegriest customary a studio in Oakland, California, where he was a supporter of the Society of Six contiguously Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Maurice Logan, Bernard von Eichman, and William H. Clapp. He began his career as an Impressionist, and he unconventional became an Abstract Expressionist. He painted Western landscapes, including Nevada ghost towns and cityscapes. He often exhibited his accomplish with his son, Lundy Siegriest, who predeceased him.

Siegriest died upon November 7, 1989 in Berkeley, California. According to art historian Nancy Boas, Siegriest was "the grand antiquated man of California art." His artwork can be seen at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.