Background
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.
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Emil Gruppe
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The family returned permanently to the states around 1913 when rumblings of World War I were brewing. All of Emile’s siblings established themselves in the arts Gruppe"s artistic career began in 1915 but was briefly interrupted in 1917, when he spent a year in the United States Navy.
Although Gruppe is best known for his variety of impressionistic landscapes, he also painted figures and portraits.
His modern style was largely inherited from the French Impressionist Monet. "Lily Pads," date and location unknown, one of Gruppe"s landscapes, attests to Monet"s influence.
lieutenant is similar to some of the paintings in Monet"s "Water Lily" series. He was the teacher of other famous artists including oil painter Otis Cook of Rockport, Massachusetts, and his work was an influence on Bill Wray, Nathalie Nordstrand, and other painters.
Gruppe"s paintings are often seen in major auction galleries, such as Sotheby"s, Christies, and Skinners.
Auction prices have risen steadily and exceed most Rockport School artists. Gruppe is among the most prominent of Rockport, Master of Arts artists, a group that that includes: Anthony Thieme, Marguerite Pierson, Antonio Cirino, West Lester Stevens, and Aldro Hibbard. Gruppe studied at the National Academy (New York City), and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris.
Membership
He made his permanent studio in Gloucester, Massachusetts and became a member of the Cape Ann school of artists.
