Justin Faivre 1902 - 1990		Sonoma Coast Goat Rock
Hillside with Barn	Grazing at Estero's End	Carquinez Strait Ship Train and Field
Williamette Valley	Estuary Docking	Ocean Beach

Justin Faivre arrived in San Francisco in his late twenties during the Great Depression. He was born in Matthews, Indiana, grew up in Portland where he studied with Howard Ellis, and spent the first few years as a Californian in Los Angeles before making the Bay Area his home. In 1934, he began exhibiting his oils and watercolors at the Oakland Art Gallery which later to become the Oakland Museum. His first studio was in Oakland and then he settled in Alameda. Faivre's work was influenced by the Society of Six, using textural effects, thick impasto, and rich colors, showing the influence of Paul Cezanne and and Henri Matisse. His subjects included still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and marine scenes. He held memberships in the Society of Western Artists and the Alameda Art Association. Sadly, his shed containing many of his works was burgularized and he died penniless.