Lundy Siegriest Explained

Lundy Siegriest
Birth Date:1925
Birth Place:Oakland, California, U.S.
Death Date:November 13, 1985
Death Place:Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation:Painter
Parents:Louis Siegriest
Relatives:Edna Stoddart (stepmother)

Lundy Siegriest (1925 - November 13, 1985) was an American painter.

Life

Siegriest was born in 1925 in Oakland, California.[1] His father, Louis Siegriest, was a painter,[2] as was his stepmother, Edna Stoddart. Siegriest graduated from the California College of the Arts in Oakland.[1]

Siegriest became a painter in his own right. He was initially a realist and later became an abstract expressionist. He returned to realism after being injured in a fall.[1] [3] He painted Western landscapes en plein air, and he often exhibited his work with his father.[1]

Siegriest died of cancer on November 13, 1985, in Berkeley, California, at age 60.[2] [3] [4] His work can be seen at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,[5] the Oakland Museum of California,[6] and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Deaths. Lundy Siegriest . April 22, 2019 . The San Francisco Examiner . November 16, 1985. 5. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 'Abstract Expressionist' Lundy Siegriest, 60, Dies . April 23, 2019 . The Los Angeles Times . November 17, 1985. 69. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Lundy Siegriest, Abstract Expressionist artist . April 23, 2019 . Detroit Free Press . November 17, 1985. 61. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Lundy Siegriest . April 23, 2019 . Daily News . New York City . November 17, 1985. 66. Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Lundy Siegriest . Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco . 21 September 2018 . April 23, 2019.
  6. Web site: Lundy Siegriest . Oakland Museum of California . April 23, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lundy Siegriest . Whitney Museum of American Art . April 23, 2019.