Louis Siegriest (1899–1989): California Painter of Myth and Landscape Louis Bassi Siegriest (Oakland, CA. 1899 – November 7, 1989) was a major California artist who lived and painted in Virginia City, Nevada, during the 1940s. He established a studio there after moving from New York City where he had begun his artistic journey as an Impressionist, evolving into an Abstract Expressionist. Siegriest’s distinctive style blended meticulou…