Emile Gruppe Art

Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978) was an American painter born in Rochester, New York. He lived the early years of his life in the Netherlands as his father, Charles Paul Gruppe, painted with the Hague School of art and acted as a dealer for the Dutch painters in the United States. The family returned permanently to the States around 1913 when rumblings of World War I were brewing. Gruppé studied at the National Academy in New York City and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. His artistic career began in 1915 but was briefly interrupted in 1917, when he spent a year in the United States Navy. From 1940-1970, he ran the Gloucester School of Painting at Rocky Neck, on Smith Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He sometimes wintered in Naples, Florida, where he painted tropical scenes. He also wrote books for artists on brushwork, color and technique. Gruppé's painting prices have risen steadily and now exceed most of his peers of the Cape Ann School...

Emile Gruppe Drying the Sails Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches Emile Gruppe was an unusually prolific artist. He was at his easel almost every day and created thousan...

Emile Gruppe Feeding the Gulls Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Emile Gruppe was an unusually prolific artist. He was at his easel almost every day and created thousa...

Emile Gruppe Rainy Day Signed lower left Oil on canvas 16 x 16 inches Emile Gruppe was an unusually prolific artist. He was at his easel almost every day and created thousands of pa...

Great classic scene by Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978), the an American painter born in Rochester, New York. He lived the early years of his life in the Netherlands as his father, Ch...

25"x30" without frame : 30"x35" with frame Emile Gruppe gained great renown for his exquisite depictions of birch trees. His portfolio showcases a range of artworks, each possessing...

This is a masterpiece by the renowned Cape Ann School artist Emile Gruppe. It's in its original condition. No restoration has been done other than a ...

Captivating Rockport Street Scene by Master Emile Gruppe, Renowned Artist of the Cape Ann School. Located at the end of King Street (watch video for re...

Very unique and original painting by Gruppe. Done from his studio, which is still intact on Rocky Neck in Gloucester. Lots of bold color and thick expressive brushwork. It has mi...

Wonderful mood in this oil painting by the Cape Ann Master Impressionist, Emile Gruppe. "Foggy Morning, Gloucester" is a stunning harbor scene with fishing schooners. The painting ...

Emile Gruppe Waiting for the Tide to Rise, circa 1930s Signed lower right Oil on canvas 40 x 32 inches Provenance: Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (as Waiting for Sunrise). Acquired directly from the above. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Emile Gruppe was an unusually prolific artist. He was at his easel almost every day and created thousands of paintings over a career that lasted 60 years. At his peak, he was completing almost 200 oil paintings a year. Yet he has never failed to find an audience for his depictions of New England in autumn and winter, or his harbor scenes of Rockport and Gloucester in Massachusetts. Gruppe was born in 1896 in Rochester, New York to an artistic family--his father, brother, sister and nephew were all artists. Emile spent his youth in Katwyk an Zee, a fishing village in Holland, where his father, Charles Gruppe, worked as both an artist and an art dealer. Emile lived in the Netherlands until he was 17, when the family returned permanently to the United States to avoid World War I. In New York City, Gruppe attended classes at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League, where he studied under Charles Chapman and George Bridgman. He also studied with John Carlson in Woodstock, New York, where he gained an appreciation for outdoor painting. Carlson “turned me into a painter,” he later said. Gruppe helped found the Rockport Art Association in 1921, but he is most closely linked to Gloucester where he lived from about 1940 until his death. He operated the Gloucester School of Painting from the 1940s into the 1970s and helped turn the Rocky Neck area of East Gloucester into a world-famous art colony. The school boasted an impressive faculty but Gruppe’s own exuberant plein-air demonstrations were often the highlight of the week. Gloucester, with its fleet of whimsically painted fishing vessels, crowded wharf buildings and shacks, and picturesque inhabitants, never ceased to fascinate Gruppe. He also helped popularize Rockport’s famous fishing shack known as Motif #1, sometimes called “the most often-painted building in America.” By the 1940s, Gruppe was one of the most prominent of the Cape Ann artists...