| Louis Bassi Siegriest | |
| Birth Date: | 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Death Date: | November 7, 1989 |
| Death Place: | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Spouse: | Mabel Lundy Edna Stoddart |
| Children: | Lundy Siegriest |
Louis Bassi Siegriest (1899 - November 7, 1989) was an American painter. He was a member of the Society of Six.
Siegriest was born in 1899. He was trained by Frank Van Sloun.[1]
Siegriest established a studio in Oakland, California, where he was a member of the Society of Six alongside Selden Connor Gile, August Gay, Maurice Logan, Bernard von Eichman, and William H. Clapp.[2] [3] He began his career as an Impressionist, and he later became an Abstract Expressionist.[3] He painted Western landscapes, including Nevada ghost towns and cityscapes.[4] He often exhibited his work with his son, Lundy Siegriest, who predeceased him.[5]
Siegriest died on November 7, 1989, in Berkeley, California.[3] According to art historian Nancy Boas, Siegriest was "the grand old man of California art."[3] His artwork can be seen at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[6] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[7] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[8]