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

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, 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

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. 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 Tukums 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