Emile Albert Gruppé (American 1896-1978) Morning Sun signed ...

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£2,600

Emile Albert Gruppé (American 1896-1978) Morning Sun signed 'Emile A. Gruppé' (lower right), bears title (verso) oil on canvas 91 x 102cm, unframed Footnote: Emile Gruppé was an American plein air artist best known for his impressionistic landscapes, seascapes, and depictions of fishing communities. He was influenced by the French Impressionists and in particular Monet. A member of the Cape Ann School of artists, this probably depicts a cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts where Gruppé lived and had a studio. From 1940–1970, he ran the Gloucester School of Painting at Rocky Neck, on Smith Cove, where he taught the painter Otis Cook, and influenced artists such as Bill Wray, Nathalie Nordstrand and Carl W. Illig. According to Carol Lowrey, "Gruppé's name became synonymous with vigorous portrayals of the boats, shorelines and the ever-changing skies of Cape Ann, but he was equally drawn to the scenery he encountered in the countryside of western New York and Vermont and along the coasts of Florida. The product of an artist lauded for his acute sensitivity for color, his penchant for robust brushwork and his careful study of nature, Gruppé's deftly rendered canvases are...replete with a sense of place as well as a palpable feeling of light and air." (Emile A. Gruppé (1896-1978), exhibition catalogue, New York, 2008, p. 2).