SOLD Leaving the Dock
by Emile Albert Gruppe (1896–1978)20⅛ x 18⅛ inches
Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe
Provenance
Sale, Walter I. Nichols, Auctioneer and Appraiser, Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1950, lot 259
Private collection, Massachusetts, acquired from above
Estate of above
Sale, Bonhams, New York, New York, August 24, 2022, lot 13, from above
Artist Biography
Son of internationally recognized painter, Charles Gruppe, Emile Albert Gruppe became known in his own right for his vibrant harbor scenes. Born in Rochester, New York, Gruppe studied at the National Academy of Design, the Art Student’s League, New York and at the Grand Chaumière, Paris. During his studies, Gruppe became associated with George Bridgman, Charles Chapman, Richard Miller, and John F. Carlson, with whom, in 1942, he would establish the Gruppe Summer School in Gloucester, Massachusetts. During his lifetime, Gruppe exhibited at the National Academy of Design, where he held a membership, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the
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