Emile Gruppe Paintings

1896-1978

Emile Gruppe (1896-1978) 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 Holland, where his father, Charles Gruppe, worked as an artist. 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, a group that included Frederick Mulhaupt, Anthony Thieme, Theresa Bernstein, Marguerite Pierson, William Lester Stevens, and Aldro Thompson Hibbard. The painters of this ‘Cape Ann School’ were some of the first U.S. artists to employ plein air painting techniques. Gruppe’s style, which tended toward Tonalism early in his career, mutated into a bold impressionism in the 1940s and 1950s. Gruppe occasionally traveled to Jeffersonville, VT where he loved to paint the picturesque country roads, farms, and forests, sometimes with distinctive white birch trees. Later in life, he wintered in Florida where he painted some tropical scenes. Though Gruppe suffered a stroke in the early 1970s, he continued to paint until his death in 1978. On the morning he died, the 82-year-old artist had stretched a canvas in preparation for a day of painting. Gruppe’s portrayals of the archetypal the houses, harbors, and rural landscape of New England have never gone out of style. His expressive impressionistic paintings continue to appeal to twenty-first-century sensibilities of a seemingly eternal New England, barely touched by modernity.

Artist: Emile Gruppe

Emile GruppeEmile A. Gruppé Vermont Village "Landscape with Church, VT"

$12,500

Emile A. Gruppé Vermont Village "Landscape with Church, VT"

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Rockport, MA

This picturesque Vermont landscape by Emile A. Gruppé depicts a village nestled among rolling hills and vibrant autumn foliage. A white church steeple rises above the clustered build...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil

Emile Gruppe"Forest Woods, Woodstock" Emile Gruppe, American Impressionist, Autumn Woods, 1928

$16,000

"Forest Woods, Woodstock" Emile Gruppe, American Impressionist, Autumn Woods

By Emile Gruppe

Located in New York, NY

Emile Gruppe Forest Woods, Woodstock, 1928 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 32 1/8 x 40 1/2 inches Provenance Private Collection, California Emile Gruppe was an unusuall...

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1920s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile GruppeWinter Forest with Stream

$19,500

Winter Forest with Stream

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe Emile Gruppe once said, “If you want exacting details in a painting, then you might as well look at a photograph. I make an impression on a canva...

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20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil

Emile Gruppe"Rainy Day" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist

$21,000

"Rainy Day" Emile Gruppe, Cape Ann, Rockport, Gloucester, Impressionist

By Emile Gruppe

Located in New York, NY

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...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile GruppeSeascape at Naples Beach, Florida- Coastal Landscape Oil Painting in Gold Frame

$14,000

Seascape at Naples Beach, Florida- Coastal Landscape Oil Painting in Gold Frame

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Marco Island, FL

Gorgeous original oil painting of Naples Beach, Florida by renowned American artist Emile Gruppe. The perspective of the painting allows the viewer to travel past the native palm t...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile GruppeEmile Albert Gruppe Painter Artist Emile Gruppé Mountain Landscape Scene

$8,500

Emile Albert Gruppe Painter Artist Emile Gruppé Mountain Landscape Scene

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Rockport, MA

A beautiful landscape by Gloucester Artist, Emile Gruppe (1896-1978). Painting is Oil on Canvas, 16"x20".

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20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil

Emile GruppeEmile A. Gruppé “Sunlight on the Steeple” New England Landscape Oil

$14,500

Emile A. Gruppé “Sunlight on the Steeple” New England Landscape Oil

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Rockport, MA

"Sunlight on the Steeple" is a luminous New England landscape by Emile A. Gruppé (1896–1978), one of America’s most celebrated Impressionists and a leading figure of the Cape Ann art...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil

Emile GruppeEmile A. Gruppé, "Country Road", Impressionist Birches Landscape, Oil Painting

$17,500

Emile A. Gruppé, "Country Road", Impressionist Birches Landscape, Oil Painting

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Rockport, MA

Painting size without frame: 25"x30" Painting size with frame: 34"x39" Signed Lower Right A beautiful landscape by Emile A. Gruppé depicting a winding country road bordered by slen...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil, Board

Walter Emerson Baum"Red Barn in Spring" Rural Landscape by American Impressionist, Circa 1930s 1940s

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H 6.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in

"Red Barn in Spring" Rural Landscape by American Impressionist

By Walter Emerson Baum

Located in Doylestown, PA

This early 19 Century charm of a painting is one of a series of intimate miniature oil paintings, painted on board, by Walter Emerson Baum. Baum's works are among the most sought-aft...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil, Board

Suzanne Demarest"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas, Early 20th Century

$5,000

H 24 in W 27 in D 2 in

"Summer Day at Nice" French Beach Scene Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Suzanne Demarest

Located in New York, NY

A stunning oil painting scene depicting figures by the beach in a sunny day at Nice, France done in the 20th Century. The vibrant colors and impressionistic brushwork is done with bo...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Duane Albert Armstrong"China Rocks" Landscape, 1983

$2,500

H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 1.69 in

"China Rocks" Landscape

By Duane Albert Armstrong

Located in Soquel, CA

Serene atmospheric styled landscape scene of peaks in China with soft sunrise in the background by Duane Albert Armstrong (b. 1938), 1983. Signed and dated lower right and on verso. ...

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1980s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anton DahlOhlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930, 1930s

$5,500

H 21.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in

Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930

Located in Soquel, CA

Serene depiction of an Ohlone Mother and Child walking a forest path by Anton Dahl (Swedish-American). Ohlone Mother and child are walking through the North...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Friedemann LichtwitzSummer Garden in Bloom, Cottage Garden Landscape, 1948, (19)48

$1,294

H 20.67 in W 16.34 in D 0.71 in

Summer Garden in Bloom, Cottage Garden Landscape, 1948

Located in Genève, GE

Signed and dated "48 F. Lichtwitz" in the lower left corner. A vibrant and sunlit garden scene painted in 1948, depicting a flourishing flower border before a charming country house...

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1940s Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sunny Day in the Park, 1900

$3,975

H 29 in W 31 in D 2 in

Sunny Day in the Park

Located in Buffalo, NY

19th century Impressionist oil painting of two women in a park. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly lower left. Displayed in giltwood...

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1890s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Arthur Hoeber"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century, circa 1910

$4,500

H 29.5 in W 34 in

"Green Landscape" Arthur Hoeber, American Impressionist, Early 20th Century

By Arthur Hoeber

Located in New York, NY

Arthur Hoeber Green Landscape, circa 1910 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Provenance Sal Sciarrino, New Jersey Born in New Jersey in 1854, Arthur Hoeber had a natu...

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1910s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leon Foster JonesThe Artist, American Impressionist, 1928, Oil on Canvas on Board, Painter, Woods, 1928

$1,800

H 18.38 in W 14.38 in

The Artist, American Impressionist, 1928, Oil on Canvas on Board, Painter, Woods

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Leon Foster Jones was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. He studied under Joseph Rodefer DeCamp and Ernest Lee Major at the Cowles Art School in ...

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1920s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Virginia VaughanSunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn, 2025

$700

H 6 in W 8 in D 1.5 in

Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn

By Virginia Vaughan

Located in Houston, TX

Sunset Impressionism Seascape Framed Water Texas Artist Marine Dawn Framed 11" x 13". Is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collect...

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2010s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside, C. 1950

$850

H 25 in W 29 in D 2 in

Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside

Located in Soquel, CA

Idyllic landscape of a scenic lake view with an evergreen forest and picturesque purple mountains in the background by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Displayed in a period rustic wood ...

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1950s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Antoine Blanchard20th Century Paris Street Scene 'Place du Châtelet' by Antoine Blanchard

$6,612

H 22 in W 37 in D 2 in

20th Century Paris Street Scene 'Place du Châtelet' by Antoine Blanchard

By Antoine Blanchard

Located in St. Albans, GB

Antoine Blanchard 20th Century. Picture size: 15 x 30" (38 x 75cm) Outside Frame Size: 22 x 37 (56 x 94cm) Signed bottom right Oil on canvas BIOGRAPHY - Antoine Blanchard (1910 - 1...

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20th Century Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972"Madison Square on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street" Impressionist Winter Street Scene, Mid-20th Century

$15,000

H 24.25 in W 21.25 in D 1.5 in

"Madison Square on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street" Impressionist Winter Street Scene

By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972

Located in New York, NY

A truly stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Madison Square Park on 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. An iconic scene that so...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Previously Available Items

Emile Gruppe"The Sugar House in Autumn, Vermont" Emile Gruppe, American Impressionist, 1945

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H 20 in W 23.5 in

"The Sugar House in Autumn, Vermont" Emile Gruppe, American Impressionist

By Emile Gruppe

Located in New York, NY

Emile Gruppe The Sugar House in Autumn, Vermont, 1945 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Provenance Private Collection, Freeland, Washington Emile Gruppe wa...

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1940s American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile GruppeWinter Logging

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H 39 in W 45.5 in D 1.25 in

Winter Logging

By Emile Gruppe

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist winter landscape logging scene by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes and vigorous portrayals of the harbors and houses of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The son of landscape artist Charles P...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emile Gruppe"Morning, Gloucester, Massachusetts, " Emile Gruppe, Impressionist Fishing Boats

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H 23.5 in W 27.5 in

"Morning, Gloucester, Massachusetts, " Emile Gruppe, Impressionist Fishing Boats

By Emile Gruppe

Located in New York, NY

Emile Gruppe (1896 - 1978) Morning, Gloucester, Massachusetts Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Signed lower left; titled on the reverse Provenance: Private Collection, Lancaster, Ohio ...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Emile Gruppe Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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