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Henry Wix

Henry Otto Wix (1866 - 1922) was active/lived in Hawaii, California, New York, Connecticut / Germany.  Henry Wix is known for Landscape, portrait and figure painting.

Born in Germany in 1866, Henry Otto Wix decamped from his native land in the late 1890s to escape being drafted into the army.  After studying art in New York, he was active in Hawaii as a portraitist.  His marriage ended in divorce there, leaving him in a state of severe depression and an alcoholic.

About 1910, he settled in San Francisco into a studio in the old Monkey Block (now the Transamerica Pyramid).  Wix sketched widely in California and made several trips to Mexico.  Destitute, he often would trade paintings for food or alcohol.  He was active in northern California until about 1920 when he was invited to stay at the estate of Adela Rogers St John in Santa Barbara.

He remained as her guest until his consumption of arsenic on March 13, 1922 ended his life.  An original and highly talented watercolorist and oil painter, he was inspired by Yosemite, Mount Tamalpais, Santa Clara Valley, Marin County, and the Montere

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1898; City Directory; Death record.

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