Cape Ann School Manner of Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978). Harbor Scene. Oil on artist board painting possibly Rockport, Massachusetts or Gloucester. Unsigned. In good condition. Measures 18” x 16”. Frame measures 21 ” x 19 ”.

From Artists of Cape Ann: A 150 Year Tradition by Kristian Davies Cape Ann, the oldest art colony in America, has inspired art and artists with a startling diversity of styles. The roster of painters who have worked on Cape Ann is a virtual who's who of American art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Fitz Hugh Lane, Francis Silva, Winslow Homer, John Twachtman, Childe Hassam, Edward Potthast, Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Paul Manship, Marsden Hartley, and Mark Rothko all painted in the tough and humble little fishing community north of Boston. Such a phenomenon is Cape Ann's unique contribution to American Art. What began as a pilgrimage point for artists to gaze its majestic harbor outlived the era of the schooners, and over the course of the next hundred years, whether it was Impressionism, Modernism, or the WPA, Cape Ann became a continuous muse for its artists.