Charles Kaelin and The Aesthetic Appeal of Motif No. 1
By Carol Lowrey On a recent trip to Boston’s North Shore, I spent some time in Rockport, MA, described by the painter Harrison Cady as “the quaintest port on the entire New England coast.” For art...
View ArticleEmile A. Gruppé: “You Paint the Way You’re Made”
Emile A. Gruppe conducting an outdoor painting class in Gloucester, photograph courtesy Emilie Gruppe Alexander. Carol Lowrey Emile A. Gruppé (1896-1978) painted views of Gloucester’s harbor at all...
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Emile A. Gruppé (1896-1978), "Flowers in a Courtyard, Florida," ca. 1968, oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches Carol Lowrey For many American artists who liked to paint outdoors, winter was considered an...
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