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- Rix, a Vermont native, went to San Francisco as a child in
the early 1850s. Family matters forced a return to Vermont, but
Rix came back to California, where he did sign painting and other
work. He was an associate of Jules Tavernier and moved to Monterey
in 1876 to participate in the art colony there. A few years later
he returned to San Francisco, where he and Tavernier had a studio.
He was a member of the Bohemian Club.
In the 1880s, Rix moved back to the East Coast and worked
in Paterson, New Jersey, and New York City. He attained national
success.
But he never severed his California connections and in 1883
had a one-man show in San Francisco. In 1901 he traveled back
to California and painted in the Santa Barbara and Monterey areas
for a few months before returning to New York. A contemporary
source described him as "among the best landscape painters
of the day."
Rix, who is considered self-taught, is known not just for
his paintings of California but for his etchings and illustrations.
He contributed to "Picturesque California."
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