Charles C. GRUPPE
1928, USA

Charles C. Gruppé comes from one of America\'s most respected families of artists. His grandfather, Charles Paul Gruppé (1860-1940), studied and painted in Europe until moving to Rochester, New York. His uncles, sculptor Karl (1893-1982) and painter Emile (1896-1978) were successful and widely recognized for their work. Charles\'s father Paulo Gruppé was a gifted cellist.

Charles Gruppé studied at Yale University and at Columbia, as well as at the National University of Mexico. He earned a Masters of Fine Art from Columbia University while on a fellowship there. He was also awarded a Fulbright Fellowship Grant and studied in Italy where he received an Italian Government Award. His work is collected worldwide.
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Mr. Gruppé is listed in Who\'s Who in American Art,
sponsored by the American Federation of Arts.

COMMISSIONS

Paintings, American President Lines: S.S. Coolidge, Jackson & Wilson
Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut
Fort Lauderdale National Bank, Florida
Dolly O\'Brien Estate, Palm Beach, Florida
First National Bank, New Haven, Connecticut
Actor Charlton Heston
EXHIBITIONS

Allied Artists of America, New York, NY
Boston Arts Festival
Silvermine Guild Artists, New Canaan, Connecticut
American Landscape Award, Provincetown Art Association, MA
New England Annual Nantucket Art Association
Lord & Taylor, New York
Cape Cod Art Association - Gold Medal
Butler Museum, Youngstown, Ohio
Witte Museum Purchase Award, San Antonio, Texas
Knickerbocker Artists Award, New York City, 1985
Hudson Valley Art Association Award, 1990
Salmagundi Club 1st Award, New York, NY, 1995
Arthritis Foundation Bronze Medal and Purchase Award, 1996
Museum of Science & Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut, First Prize, 1997
Frederic Waugh Memorial Award, Provincetown, MA 1998
Art and the Law Competition Award, 1998
Philip Schumaker Marine Award, Rockport Art Association, 1989
Lyme, Connecticut Art Association, 2nd Prize, 1994
North Shore Arts Association Award, 1994
Winsor Newton National Competition Award, 1995
Essex Art Association Popular Award, 1999
Hilton Head Jury Show Award, 1999

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