I am sad to report the recent death of Old Blue artist, and temporary teacher at CH in the late sixties or early seventies, Benedict Rubbra.
Unfortunately I do not have his dates or house. EDIT: COL A 49-56.
One of my daughters is friends with (one of?) Benedict's niece and his funeral was last week apparently. He passed away from old age and pneumonia according to his niece.
I have placed a link to Benedict's website for those interested in art below.
https://www.benedictrubbra.co.uk/biography.html
Benedict Rubbra RIP
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When I was at CH both Ben Rubbra and Conrad Clark were admired for their precocity. Checking the link and looking at his painting "Valley Cottage Behind A Cherry Tree" painted in 1949 (ie very early), it seems to me to have distinct echoes of the French Expressionist painter Raoul Dufy.
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He was in Col A om before 1955 to about 1958/
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Thank you David. I have discovered his dates and edited my original post.
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