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Guy Orlando Rose was an American artist born in California in 1867. He was the seventh child of Leonard John Rose, a prominent state senator, and Amanda Jones Rose. Rose grew up to one of the top impressionist painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In 1876, Rose was injured during a hunting trip with his brothers. While recovering, he began sketching and painting. After graduating high school, he moved to San Francisco in 1884, to train at the California School of Design. In 1888, Rose relocated to Paris where he attended the Academie Julian and studied with Benjamin-Constant, Jules Lefebvre, Lucien Doucet and Jean-Paul Laurens.

Rose lived in New York City in the 1890s and worked as an illustrator for for publications including "Harper's," "Scribners," and "Century."

The artist returned to France in 1899 with his wife Ethel. They spent the next decade in Europe. During this period, Rose’s work showed the influence of his friend and mentor Claude Monet.

Rose and his wife moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1914. There he taught and served as Director of the Stickney Memorial School of Art in Pasadena. In 1921, he suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed. Rose died in November of 1925.

In addition to The National Arts Club, Rose’s works can be found in the collections of Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA; Cleveland Museum, Cleveland, OH; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; the Oakland Museum, California; and Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA.