Robert Charles Gruppe (Massachusetts, B. 1944) Painting of Florida Palm Trees near a beach. Signed lower left. Oil on Canvas. Gruppe studied for 20 years with his father, Emile A. Gruppe. A product of the Gloucester School of Art, he also studied drawing under the tutelage of sculptor George Demetrios. AWARDS Gordon Grant Award, Virginia Thomas Award, Annie T. McCarthy Award, Philip Hall Award, Frederick Reinhardt Award, A.B. Kingan Award, C. Richard Clark Memorial, 1st prize, Judges' Choice Award, Maynard Scranton Award, Gertrude Single Award, Samuel Levin Award, Virginia Thomas Award, Frederick Flatow Award, Rocky Neck Coloy Award, Frederick Mulhaupt Memorial Award, Great Gatsby Award, Helen Van Wick Award. Sight Size: 29.5 x 24.5 in. Overall Size: 37.5 x 32.5 in.