Rich, John Hubbard (1876-1954).

Two women in an interior by John Hubbard Rich (1876-1954) 12" x 16", Oil/Canvas, Signed Est.: $6,000 - $8,000 Sold by John Moran Auctioneers for $8,050 on 2/20/2007

John Hubbard Rich is best known for his portraits, interior and still life paintings done in impressionist style. HIs interior figures were often posed against a wall or piece of furniture with emphasis on the play of light and horizontal and vertical lines.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1876, and when he was a youngster, he and his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he worked as a commercial artist for the "Minneapolis Times" newspaper and took art classes at night. In 1898 he went to New York to study at the Art Students League for four years. He later attended the School of the Boston Museum for three years until he received a scholarship to study in Europe.

When he returned from abroad, he taught classes at the Groton School in Boston. While living in Boston, Rich shared a studio with artist friend William Vincent Cahill. Together in 1914, they moved to Los Angeles, California where they established the School for Illustration and Painting and taught in the impressionist style. In 1917, they sold the school to J. Francis Smith. Rich went on to teach at the University of Southern California and later taught at the Otis Institute for twenty-eight years.

He remained an active member of the Los Angeles art scene as a member of the California Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club, and the San Diego Art Guild. He actively exhibited at the San Francisco Art Association (1916), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1915, 1917, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1939), and the Boston Art Club (1939).

John Rich died in Los Angeles, California in 1954.

Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Nancy Dustin Wall Moure, "California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media"

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