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Justin Faivre 1902 - 1990	Estuary Docking	Carquinez Strait Ship Train and Field
Hillside with Barn	Ocean Beach

Justin Faivre arrived in San Francisco while he was in his late twenties during the Great Depression. He was born in Indiana, grew up in Portland, and spent the first few years as a Californian in Los Angeles before making the Bay Area his home. He began exhibiting his oils and watercolors in 1934 at the Oakland Art Gallery, 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. 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.