*This painting is sold but the artist is regularly available in our inventory		Emile Albert Gruppé* New York 1896 – 1978 Pennsylvania Gloucester Harbor Scene Oil on canvas 15 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches Signed: Emile A. Gruppé An important figure in the artistic community of Cape Anne, Massachusetts, Emile Gruppé garnered acclaim for his vigorously rendered depictions of the waterfronts of Gloucester and Rockport. Born in Rochester, New York, he was the son of the well-known landscape and marine painter Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), who gave him his earliest arts classes. He received his formal training in New York at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League as well as in Paris at the Grande Chaumiere. He later received instruction from John Carlson in Woodstock, New York, and Charles W. Hawthorne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, evolving a style in which he combined Impressionist strategies of light and color with a realistic portrayal of nature. He made his first visit to Gloucester in 1925, and four years later he began conducting outdoor painting classes there. He went on to open the Gruppé Summer School in Gloucester in 1942, which he operated until his death. Gruppé painted numerous works throughout his life. He is best known for his impressionistic landscapes, painted figures and portraits, especially for his views of fishing boats docked at Gloucester and Rockport, and for his Rockport village scenes. Like many artists of his time, Gruppé was largely influenced by the work of Claude Monet. In his various paintings of the Bass Rock area, Gruppé offers a view of the dramatic rocky seashore, as it’s majestic waves crash through it. A common theme in his work, his views of the coast differ in the time of day, season and point of view, with vibrant intentions affecting the depth and breath of brushstroke and the thickness of paint. In one of his last interviews he revealed his philosophy about painting: “If you want exacting details in painting, then you might as well look at a photograph. I make impressions on a canvas, and let one’s imagination fill in details.”