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Henrietta Riddell Fish 1856 - 1925

	Marsh at sunset Oil on board, 16 x 24 $3,500

Henrietta Riddell Fish was born in 1856. Her parents came to California during the California Gold Rush and settled in the state capitol, which at that time was the small town of Benicia where the Sacramento River meets San Francisco Bay. She graduated from Benicia's Young Ladies Seminary, and taught there in 1879-1880. She is known to have kept exotic pets on the family estate such as snakes, alligators, and peacocks. She studied art at the School of Design in San Francisco, and remained active in the art world painting landscapes and portraits until her death in 1925. She exhibited her work at the Mechanic's Institute in San Francisco between 1878 - 1894. Her work was also exhibited at the Women's Building at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893.

Sources : Artists in California 1786 - 1940, Edan Milton Hughes, 3d ed.