Richard Gruelle

Painting, Visual Artist

1851 – 1914

92

Who was Richard Gruelle?

Richard Buckner Gruelle was an American Impressionist painter who was a member of the Hoosier Group of Indiana landscape painters.

He moved to Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1910. He was self-taught and the only one of the Hoosier Group painters without European training. He began by painting portraits and domestic interiors before turning to landscapes.

Gruelle's son, Johnny Gruelle became famous as a commercial artist and creator of Raggedy Ann.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Feb 22, 1851
United States of America
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • Indianapolis
  • Norwalk
Died
Nov 4, 1914

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Richard Gruelle." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/richard_gruelle>.

Discuss this Richard Gruelle biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net