Hugo Kārlis Grotuss (17 January 1884 in Jaunpils parish "Dočkos" – 16 January 1951 in Dillingen) was a Latvian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

, classified as a Realist. His paintings and drawings include some of the best known and most popular works in

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n art.

Biography

He studied in the studio of Jūlijs Madernieks and also in the Central School of Technical Drawing of

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. He worked as a

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in some schools of

, and then became a vice-principal of the Shuvalov – Ozerskov Gymnasium. In 1920 Grotuss returned to

. He was a member of the Union of Independent Painters, also a member of the board participating in exhibitions of that Union (1921–1934). Then he worked again as a school teacher. During his life he made around 2000 paintings.Paintings.lv
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References

1884 births 1951 deaths People from Jaunpils Municipality People from Courland Governorate 20th-century Latvian painters 20th-century Latvian male artists Latvian male painters Soviet painters Latvian emigrants to Germany {{Latvia-painter-stub