Emile Albert Gruppe (Massachusetts, Florida, 1896 - 1978). Large oil on canvas rare painting of a young attractive red-haired beauty sun tanning on the beach with figures shelling in the background. Likely Naples beach (Florida). Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, private Naples, Florida collection. Signed and dated 1968 lower right. Housed in original artist frame. Gruppe's paintings can be found in many public collections, including the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland; the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina; the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut; the Oklahoma City Museum of Art; the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana; the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida; the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah; the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana; and The White House, Washington, D.C. Sight Size: 24 x 36 in. Overall Size: 31 x 42 in. See More