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| | Born in Stockton, CA on Feb. 2, 1900. Bessie was the daughter of landscape painter, Richard DeTreville. Like her father, she signed her paintings simply "DeTreville"; however, she painted no landscapes and limited her artwork to china painting and floral still lifes, mostly roses. She died in Oakland, CA on Oct. 27, 1987. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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