May 2006 Fine Art and Antiques Auction
Lot 147. "Nymphs". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, also signed on verso, titled and dated 1932, framed, 30" x 36" canvas size, overall with frame 32-3/4" x 39-1/4". Gruppe was originally from Rochester, New York. His signature works are marine subjects around New England, but he is also known for landscapes and portraits. He developed a very modern impressionist style, having been influenced greatly by Monet. This painting's subject is one to which he devoted many other paintings; a dreamy sunlit scene in a forest glade where lovely nymphs are seen at the edge of a stream.
8000.00/13000.00 Sold $16,100.00