Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940). 'Brook in the Catskills' - circa 1925, oil on canvas, signed to LR. Framed. Note: Accompanied by 1925 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition catalog. Approximate dimensions: canvas 16.25", w. 20"; frame h.19.75", w. 23.5"; d. 1.75".
'The Old Back Door'. Oil on board. Signed lower left corner. Verso: label with title. Property from a Thornwood, NY estate. Dimensions: 11.875" h x 15.875" w. Frame: 18.50" h x 22.50" w.
Massachusetts, New York and the Netherlands. Landscape depicting windmills and boats in river. Probably the Netherlands. Signed lower left. Sight size 20" x 24". Overall 24 1/2" x 28 1/2".
CHARLES PAUL GRUPPE (Canadian / American, 1860-1940). Two Works: Early Summer Landscapes, Oil on canvas. Each work is signed lower rght hand corner. Individually framed. - 8 x 10 inches; frame: 12 x 13 inches
'The Old Back Door'. Oil on board. Signed lower left corner. Verso: label with title. Property from a Thornwood, NY estate. Dimensions: 11.875" h x 15.875" w. Frame: 18.50" h x 22.50" w.
Antique American impressionist landscape painting by Charles Paul Gruppe (1860 - 1940). Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 24 by 18 overall and 12 by 18.5 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please text 617-835-2496.
Charles Paul Gruppe (Canadian, 1860-1940), after Henry Lerolle (French, 1848-1929). Watercolor, shepherdess and her flock, after Lerolle's Dans la campagne / La Gardienne de Moutons. Signed lower right CP Gruppe. 7 1/8" x 14 5/8" (with frame 13 5/8" x 21 5/8"). Toning to paper, discoloration and minor losses to frame.
CHARLES P. GRUPPE (American 1860-1940) A PAINTING, "The Old Back Yard," 20TH CENTURY, oil on card, signed L/L, "Chas P. Gruppé," also titled and signed on the reverse, "The Old Back Yard / Chas P. Gruppé;" 7 1/2" x 9 1/2", framed 14 1/4" x 16 1/4".
CHARLES PAUL GRUPPE Massachusetts/New York/The Netherlands/Canada, 1860-1940 Bust portrait of a lady wearing a white hat. Signed lower left "Ch. P. Gruppe".
DESCRIPTION: Charles Paul Gruppe (Canadian, 1860) watercolor painting depicting a harbor scene. Signed on the lower bottom right corner. Framed. Charles Paul Gruppe was born 3 September 1860 in Picton, Ontario, Canada. Between 1897 and 1913, Gruppe lived in the Netherlands, where he painted with the Hague School and acted as a dealer for Dutch painters in the United States. He returned permanently to America in 1913 ahead of World War I. His work is included in many public museum collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Detroit Institute of Arts, amongst others. CIRCA: Late 19th-Early 20th Century ORIGIN: Canada DIMENSIONS: H: 22" W: 18 3/4" CONDITION: Good Condition Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.
'The Old Back Door'. Oil on board. Signed lower left corner. Verso: label with title. Property from a Thornwood, NY estate. Dimensions: 11.875" h x 15.875" w. Frame: 18.50" h x 22.50" w.
Charles Gruppe (1860-1940) USA, Harbor Painting. Signed near bottom. Charles Gruppe: Stunning Harbor Painting. Oil on Canvas. Wonderful painting of Boats in the harbor. Romantic. Could Easily be The Cape, California Coastal town or a lakeside Michigan fishing village. Overall Size: 36 x 51 1/2 in. Sight Size: 31 1/2 x 47 1/4 in. Charles Paul Gruppé was a Canadian-born, American painte #1831 (#14)
CHARLES P. GRUPPE (1860-1940) "DORDRECHT". American (Massachusetts), late 19th Century. Watercolor on paper, matted and framed. View of the harbor in the Dutch city. Signed and titled on lower right. Light toning. 15.25"h. 23.25"w. (sight). Frame, 23.5"h. 31.5"w.
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940) Watercolor. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 19.75 x 26 in. Overall Framed Size: 28 x 34 in. Framed behind glass.
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940) Boats and Figures Along the Coast watercolor on paper signed "Chas. P. Gruppe" 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches (sight) 27 x 35 1/2 inches (frame)
Titled "Boats and Fog", oil on academy board depicting a harbor scene with sailboats, signed lower right and with artist's label to back. Sight size: 23.5" ht. x 19.5" wd., framed: 29.5" ht. x 26" wd.
Charles Paul Gruppé (Canadian, 1860-1940) - Waiting for the Tide Signed ‘Gruppe’ bottom right, oil on canvas 10 x 14 in. (25.4x35.6cm) Provenance Rockport Art Association & Museum Art Auction, Annual Auction, Sale of December 10, 2022 Lot 158. Private Collection, Rockport, Massachusetts.
ARTIST: Charles Paul Gruppe (Massachusetts, New York, Netherlands, Canada, 1860 - 1940) NAME: Lute Player MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One patch repair with corresponding inpainting. Some craquelure. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Auctioneer: James D Julia, Date 2018-02-08, Lot 1321 (has original gallery label on verso) SKU#: 119795 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Charles Paul Gruppe was born in Picton, Canada, September 3, 1860. Largely self-taught, Gruppe did study in Holland and a good portion of his work consists of Holland inspired scenes. He should not be confused with his son, artist Emile Gruppe, who painted many well-known New England scenes. When Gruppe was ten, he moved with his family to Rochester, New York, after the death of his father. Interested in painting from an early age, he spent much of his time sketching and creating watercolors and oils. To help support his mother and sisters, he worked in a sign-painting shop, soon mastering the craft. Eventually, at age twenty-one, he had earned enough money to travel steerage to Europe, where he traveled through France, Germany, and Holland, searching for a place to settle and practice his art. He was taken with Holland, perhaps attracted to its fishing villages with their picturesque boats and quaint houses, and decided to stay. He built a home and studio in the little fishing village of Katwyk Ann Zee and painted much of his European work in the vicinity of that town. While in Holland, his skill at subtle coloration and careful draftsmanship became so identified with the Dutch School of painting that he was elected to the exclusive Pulchre Studio in the in the Hague, something highly unique for an American. Members of the Dutch Royal Family collected his work, which included portraits of the Dutch people as well as genre, marine, and countryside scenes. Many of his paintings are of the Zuider Zee and of Sheveningen, where he had a vacation villa. Charles Gruppe's work, This Painting, (ca 1903), which depicts a sailboat tied to a quay in icy waters, is one example of the silver gray tonalist paintings in which he specialized when he was in Holland. Altogether, Gruppe spent over twenty years in Holland, becoming a celebrity artist and ultimately being patronized by the royalty of Europe. His work is represented in many museums in America and Europe. Gruppe returned to America, becoming both a painter and dealer/broker in the art of Dutch painters, and popularizing Dutch art among American collectors and art connoisseurs. His son, Emile, who was to also become a well-known painter, was born at the family residence in Rochester in 1896. Soon thereafter the Gruppes moved back to Katwyk Ann/Zee, Holland, but in 1909, the family returned to the United States as the clouds of World War I gathered. Although their ancestry was originally in the Hamburg area of Germany, they at this time added an accent to 'e' of the Gruppe name to make it appear less German. The elder Gruppe, Charles, found an apartment/studio at Carnegie Hall in New York City. His son Emile also wanted to paint, and, in addition to teaching him himself, Charles sent him to the best teachers, including Frederic Bridgman for figures and drawing, Emil Carlson for landscapes and values; and Charles Hawthorne, for figures and color. Charles Gruppe had been an essentially self-taught artist but determined that his son would have the best teachers. In 1925, after seeing an exhibition in New York that featured the beautiful winter harbor scenes of Gloucester by Frederick Mulhaupt, the Gruppe father and son team headed to Cape Ann, to see for themselves. "Mulhaupt got the smell of Gloucester on canvas", Emile had said. Father and son were already fond of seacoasts and seaports, and both Gruppes soon fell in love with Cape Ann.They both continued to paint in the Cape Ann area for the rest of their lives. The elder Charles P. Gruppe died at age 80 in Rockport, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1940 at his studio where he had been established during the summers for 15 years. The remainder of each of those years, he had spent in New York City, where he was an active member of the Salmagundi Club. Until 1929, the two Gruppes, father and son, shared a studio on Bearskin Neck in Rockport. Then Emile decided make his own fortune and moved to nearby Gloucester where he purchased an old school house on Rocky Neck. Despite his stern look, Charles Gruppe was said to have a sunny and optimistic disposition. He had little formal education and no visible advantages in his early youth. All he did have was a strong love of painting which seemed inborn to him, as it was to generations of his family. He painted thousands of paintings in his life that are in the finest collections of Europe and America. All four of his children were exposed to art and artists at tender ages, and eventually all established themselves in the arts: sculptor, Karl, was a member of the National Academy; musician, Paulo, is a cellist. Virginia was a watercolorist/art dealer who painted Rockport and Gloucester scenes and owned a gallery selling Gruppe and other paintings in Rochester, New York, where she lived until her death in the 1960s. Charles' son, Emile, was a highly regarded painter. Emile's son, Robert C. Gruppe is also an artist and operates a studio in Rocky Neck today; Paolo's son, Charles C. Gruppe, born 1928, became a painter in Connecticut. Work by this younger Charles Gruppe is often signed C. Gruppe, while work by the grandfather normally is signed Chas. P. Gruppe.Charles Paul Gruppe was honored with numerous awards and medals, including gold medals at Paris and Rouen, and two silver medals (watercolor and oil) at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1903.
Early 20th century oil painting on panel artist board depicting New York landscape signed in lower left Chas P Gruppe, of High Water Falls. Titled and date on verso as shown, see photos for details as shown. Measuring approx 16" w x 12" h image size and 21.5" w x 18" t. Overall good condition
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860 - 1940) evening landscape oil painting. Oil on Kensington Favor, Ruhl and co. panel board contained in ornate period gold gilt frame. measuring approx 9.5" h X 13.5" w and 20.5" w x 16.5" h including the frame. Signed, as shownÊ 'Chas. P Gruppe' in lower right, see photos for details.
"On Squirrel Island, Maine", depicting a man on horseback riding away from viewer up forest path, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in vintage carved match corner fatigued gold frame by Newcomb-Macklin (label verso). Also with handwriten label giving title and artist's name. OS: 25" x 21", SS: 20" x 16".
ARTIST: Charles Paul Gruppe (Massachusetts, New York, Netherlands, Canada, 1860 - 1940) NAME: Lute Player MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One patch repair with corresponding inpainting. Some craquelure. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Auctioneer: James D Julia, Date 2018-02-08, Lot 1321 (has original gallery label on verso) SKU#: 119795 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Charles Paul Gruppe was born in Picton, Canada, September 3, 1860. Largely self-taught, Gruppe did study in Holland and a good portion of his work consists of Holland inspired scenes. He should not be confused with his son, artist Emile Gruppe, who painted many well-known New England scenes. When Gruppe was ten, he moved with his family to Rochester, New York, after the death of his father. Interested in painting from an early age, he spent much of his time sketching and creating watercolors and oils. To help support his mother and sisters, he worked in a sign-painting shop, soon mastering the craft. Eventually, at age twenty-one, he had earned enough money to travel steerage to Europe, where he traveled through France, Germany, and Holland, searching for a place to settle and practice his art. He was taken with Holland, perhaps attracted to its fishing villages with their picturesque boats and quaint houses, and decided to stay. He built a home and studio in the little fishing village of Katwyk Ann Zee and painted much of his European work in the vicinity of that town. While in Holland, his skill at subtle coloration and careful draftsmanship became so identified with the Dutch School of painting that he was elected to the exclusive Pulchre Studio in the in the Hague, something highly unique for an American. Members of the Dutch Royal Family collected his work, which included portraits of the Dutch people as well as genre, marine, and countryside scenes. Many of his paintings are of the Zuider Zee and of Sheveningen, where he had a vacation villa. Charles Gruppe's work, This Painting, (ca 1903), which depicts a sailboat tied to a quay in icy waters, is one example of the silver gray tonalist paintings in which he specialized when he was in Holland. Altogether, Gruppe spent over twenty years in Holland, becoming a celebrity artist and ultimately being patronized by the royalty of Europe. His work is represented in many museums in America and Europe. Gruppe returned to America, becoming both a painter and dealer/broker in the art of Dutch painters, and popularizing Dutch art among American collectors and art connoisseurs. His son, Emile, who was to also become a well-known painter, was born at the family residence in Rochester in 1896. Soon thereafter the Gruppes moved back to Katwyk Ann/Zee, Holland, but in 1909, the family returned to the United States as the clouds of World War I gathered. Although their ancestry was originally in the Hamburg area of Germany, they at this time added an accent to 'e' of the Gruppe name to make it appear less German. The elder Gruppe, Charles, found an apartment/studio at Carnegie Hall in New York City. His son Emile also wanted to paint, and, in addition to teaching him himself, Charles sent him to the best teachers, including Frederic Bridgman for figures and drawing, Emil Carlson for landscapes and values; and Charles Hawthorne, for figures and color. Charles Gruppe had been an essentially self-taught artist but determined that his son would have the best teachers. In 1925, after seeing an exhibition in New York that featured the beautiful winter harbor scenes of Gloucester by Frederick Mulhaupt, the Gruppe father and son team headed to Cape Ann, to see for themselves. "Mulhaupt got the smell of Gloucester on canvas", Emile had said. Father and son were already fond of seacoasts and seaports, and both Gruppes soon fell in love with Cape Ann.They both continued to paint in the Cape Ann area for the rest of their lives. The elder Charles P. Gruppe died at age 80 in Rockport, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1940 at his studio where he had been established during the summers for 15 years. The remainder of each of those years, he had spent in New York City, where he was an active member of the Salmagundi Club. Until 1929, the two Gruppes, father and son, shared a studio on Bearskin Neck in Rockport. Then Emile decided make his own fortune and moved to nearby Gloucester where he purchased an old school house on Rocky Neck. Despite his stern look, Charles Gruppe was said to have a sunny and optimistic disposition. He had little formal education and no visible advantages in his early youth. All he did have was a strong love of painting which seemed inborn to him, as it was to generations of his family. He painted thousands of paintings in his life that are in the finest collections of Europe and America. All four of his children were exposed to art and artists at tender ages, and eventually all established themselves in the arts: sculptor, Karl, was a member of the National Academy; musician, Paulo, is a cellist. Virginia was a watercolorist/art dealer who painted Rockport and Gloucester scenes and owned a gallery selling Gruppe and other paintings in Rochester, New York, where she lived until her death in the 1960s. Charles' son, Emile, was a highly regarded painter. Emile's son, Robert C. Gruppe is also an artist and operates a studio in Rocky Neck today; Paolo's son, Charles C. Gruppe, born 1928, became a painter in Connecticut. Work by this younger Charles Gruppe is often signed C. Gruppe, while work by the grandfather normally is signed Chas. P. Gruppe.Charles Paul Gruppe was honored with numerous awards and medals, including gold medals at Paris and Rouen, and two silver medals (watercolor and oil) at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1903.
Charles Paul Gruppe (1860-1940) "Jean" Oil on canvas laid to board Signed lower left: Chas. P. Gruppe; signed again and titled in ink on an exhibition label, verso
Signed lower right "Chas. P. Gruppe". Pencil notation on verso titles the work. Purchased DuMouchelles 12/13/92 #2035. Provenance: From the Estate of Leon Zielinski.
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940) Cows in an Autumn Pasture signed 'Chas.P.Gruppe' (lower left) oil on canvas mounted on Masonite 24 3/4 x 30 in. framed 30 x 35 x 2 in.
Charles Paul Gruppe (1860-1940) American. Sailing boat coming ashore on an overcast day, watercolor on paper, signed lower left. Landscape and marine painter Charles Paul Gruppe was born in Picton, Canada. Largely self-taught, Gruppe did study in Holland and a good portion of his work consists of Holland inspired scenes. He should not be confused with his son, artist Emile Gruppe, who painted many well-known New England scenes. Overall Size: 17 x 21 1/2 in. Sight Size: 13 x 17 1/2 in. #1288
ARTIST: Charles Paul Gruppe (Massachusetts, New York, Netherlands, Canada, 1860 - 1940) NAME: Lute Player MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One patch repair with corresponding inpainting. Some craquelure. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 22 inches / 66 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Auctioneer: James D Julia, Date 2018-02-08, Lot 1321 (has original gallery label on verso) SKU#: 119795 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Charles Paul Gruppe was born in Picton, Canada, September 3, 1860. Largely self-taught, Gruppe did study in Holland and a good portion of his work consists of Holland inspired scenes. He should not be confused with his son, artist Emile Gruppe, who painted many well-known New England scenes. When Gruppe was ten, he moved with his family to Rochester, New York, after the death of his father. Interested in painting from an early age, he spent much of his time sketching and creating watercolors and oils. To help support his mother and sisters, he worked in a sign-painting shop, soon mastering the craft. Eventually, at age twenty-one, he had earned enough money to travel steerage to Europe, where he traveled through France, Germany, and Holland, searching for a place to settle and practice his art. He was taken with Holland, perhaps attracted to its fishing villages with their picturesque boats and quaint houses, and decided to stay. He built a home and studio in the little fishing village of Katwyk Ann Zee and painted much of his European work in the vicinity of that town. While in Holland, his skill at subtle coloration and careful draftsmanship became so identified with the Dutch School of painting that he was elected to the exclusive Pulchre Studio in the in the Hague, something highly unique for an American. Members of the Dutch Royal Family collected his work, which included portraits of the Dutch people as well as genre, marine, and countryside scenes. Many of his paintings are of the Zuider Zee and of Sheveningen, where he had a vacation villa. Charles Gruppe's work, This Painting, (ca 1903), which depicts a sailboat tied to a quay in icy waters, is one example of the silver gray tonalist paintings in which he specialized when he was in Holland. Altogether, Gruppe spent over twenty years in Holland, becoming a celebrity artist and ultimately being patronized by the royalty of Europe. His work is represented in many museums in America and Europe. Gruppe returned to America, becoming both a painter and dealer/broker in the art of Dutch painters, and popularizing Dutch art among American collectors and art connoisseurs. His son, Emile, who was to also become a well-known painter, was born at the family residence in Rochester in 1896. Soon thereafter the Gruppes moved back to Katwyk Ann/Zee, Holland, but in 1909, the family returned to the United States as the clouds of World War I gathered. Although their ancestry was originally in the Hamburg area of Germany, they at this time added an accent to 'e' of the Gruppe name to make it appear less German. The elder Gruppe, Charles, found an apartment/studio at Carnegie Hall in New York City. His son Emile also wanted to paint, and, in addition to teaching him himself, Charles sent him to the best teachers, including Frederic Bridgman for figures and drawing, Emil Carlson for landscapes and values; and Charles Hawthorne, for figures and color. Charles Gruppe had been an essentially self-taught artist but determined that his son would have the best teachers. In 1925, after seeing an exhibition in New York that featured the beautiful winter harbor scenes of Gloucester by Frederick Mulhaupt, the Gruppe father and son team headed to Cape Ann, to see for themselves. "Mulhaupt got the smell of Gloucester on canvas", Emile had said. Father and son were already fond of seacoasts and seaports, and both Gruppes soon fell in love with Cape Ann.They both continued to paint in the Cape Ann area for the rest of their lives. The elder Charles P. Gruppe died at age 80 in Rockport, Massachusetts, on September 30, 1940 at his studio where he had been established during the summers for 15 years. The remainder of each of those years, he had spent in New York City, where he was an active member of the Salmagundi Club. Until 1929, the two Gruppes, father and son, shared a studio on Bearskin Neck in Rockport. Then Emile decided make his own fortune and moved to nearby Gloucester where he purchased an old school house on Rocky Neck. Despite his stern look, Charles Gruppe was said to have a sunny and optimistic disposition. He had little formal education and no visible advantages in his early youth. All he did have was a strong love of painting which seemed inborn to him, as it was to generations of his family. He painted thousands of paintings in his life that are in the finest collections of Europe and America. All four of his children were exposed to art and artists at tender ages, and eventually all established themselves in the arts: sculptor, Karl, was a member of the National Academy; musician, Paulo, is a cellist. Virginia was a watercolorist/art dealer who painted Rockport and Gloucester scenes and owned a gallery selling Gruppe and other paintings in Rochester, New York, where she lived until her death in the 1960s. Charles' son, Emile, was a highly regarded painter. Emile's son, Robert C. Gruppe is also an artist and operates a studio in Rocky Neck today; Paolo's son, Charles C. Gruppe, born 1928, became a painter in Connecticut. Work by this younger Charles Gruppe is often signed C. Gruppe, while work by the grandfather normally is signed Chas. P. Gruppe.Charles Paul Gruppe was honored with numerous awards and medals, including gold medals at Paris and Rouen, and two silver medals (watercolor and oil) at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1903.
Charles P. Gruppe. Landscape with shepherd and sheep on a path. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed lower left. Several small areas of paint flake. Sight: 16 x 20in. Overall: 22 x 26.5in.
Charles Paul Gruppe (1860-1940) Hollands polderlandschap met molen, gesigneerd r.o., olieverf op board, 25 x 33 cm-Tentoonstelling: 'Zij waren in Laren...', 26 november 1989 - 21 januari 1990, Singer Museum, Laren, no. 54--Herkomst: Frans & Kapma Collectie; voorheen Fam. Wiersma Kramer-
Charles Paul Gruppe (American, 1860-1940), "Gloucester Harbor," watercolor, signed lower right, sight: 17"h x 23"w, overall (with frame): 21.5"h x 27.5"w
This is a fine oil on canvas painting by American artist Charles Gruppe. The view of a picknick in the Dunes, most likely on the cape has an image size of 14" X 20". Signed lower right, and comes in a nice Hassam style gilt frame. A fine work by this important Rockport artist.
