Society of Six
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Society of Six was a group of early 20th-century Northern California plein-air painters known for their vibrant, modernist landscapes and influential role in West Coast art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Society of Six canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artists' group
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painting collective ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1930s ⓘ |
| activity |
group painting excursions
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informal exhibitions ⓘ |
| artisticGoal | modernize California landscape painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
bold color usage
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loose brushwork ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ |
| basedIn | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exhibitionVenue |
Oakland galleries
ⓘ
San Francisco galleries ⓘ |
| field |
painting
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visual arts ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| genre | landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influenced |
West Coast modernist painting
ⓘ
later California landscape painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fauvism
NERFINISHED
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French Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ Post-Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Auguste Francois Gay
NERFINISHED
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Bernard von Eichman NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Siegriest NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ Selden Connor Gile NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Clapp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberCount | 6 ⓘ |
| movement |
American modernism
NERFINISHED
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California Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ plein-air painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential role in West Coast art
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vibrant modernist landscapes ⓘ |
| regionActive | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Bay Area hills
NERFINISHED
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Northern California landscapes ⓘ coastal scenes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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