The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
PICTURES OF R. B. GRUELLE.
Beautiful Oils and Water Co1ors on
Exhibition at Lieber's.

The pictures of r. B. Gruelle, which are
now on exhibit in the Lieber gallery COM
prise nineteen oil paintings and twenty-four
water colors, and represent the entire sum-
mer's work of the artist. Mr.. GruelIe has
spent his summer painting the scenes in
and around Gloucester, Mass, locality in
which he finds fresh joys each year. and
his canvases will this fall be a surprise
even to those who have always been keenly
appreciative of his genius. He has gone
further in his work this year than ever be-
fore. and his pictures show an evenness in
conception and finish which makes his ex-
hibit a remarkable one.
OF the oils Mr.. Gruelle has chosen two
which will be submitted for exhibition at
the ST. Louis exposition-"Oh, Joyous Day.
and 1.-The Golden Glow of a Summer After
noon.' Mr.. Gruelle is almost as happy in
his titles as in his compositions, and these
two canvases are especially well named. The
first shows curve of sunny beach. with the
sea sparkling out beyond, beneath the light
Of clear day, bright, yet soft. A hill COW
cred with trees and shrubbery climbs from
the beach, and, half hidden in the green,
the roof Of the lifesaving station glows red
with a touch of brilliant color that is won
a marshy hollow with the salt water creep
ing In. surrounded by low hills that steal
back into the distance, the water, the bare
brown earth and the moist green of the
marsh all touched by the gracious warmth
of the summer sun.
A wonderfully beautiful bit of composition
from the heart of our own city is 1.-THE
Dome Of the Capitol" view taken from the
canal. The atmosphere of early morning
clothes the trees and foliage with mist, from
which the dome rises to be reflected family
in the water by the rising sun. Dreamy
Day" shows an iridescent sea with stretch
or beach, single tree in the foreground
fecking the sunlit sand with shade.
Mr.. Gruelle's sea pictures in oil are among
the strong canvaseS Of the exhibit "Old
Ocean" shows the foam-capped waves
breaking the beach, with one mighty
wave, its crest tinged with many colors,
rising above them. "Silvery Sea" is a study
in gray and white. with gray waves break
ing among rocks into white foam against
gray sky.
color ard drawing. The most poetic of them
all Is Twilight Glow" The composition
Is a bit OF the canal near Gloucester, with
the water stretching away in the distance
into the sky. Both water and sky are full
or radlantly tender color of early evening,
a glow In which rosy flush still fingers,
and there is breadth and feeling of rest
fulness in the picture which makes 1T re-
markable bit of work In sharp contras ST
is The symphony of the Sea-" study in
monotone, all gray and full of the mystery
of the twilight and the deep. 'The Old Sail
Loft shows one of Mr. Gruele's favorite
sketches, with the picturesque wharves and
buildings Of the fishing town. The compost
ton is exceptionally good, and, while the
drawing is more than usually faithful in
detail, the painter has touched the common
place buildings with an artistic hand which
has made them beautiful. A number of the
water colors seascapes, which have a
vigor and depth OF color seldom to be
found in water colors. The Joy of the
Morning" "A Fisherman's Home,' Near
Rockport'' and THE Vastness of the Deep
are among the most noteworthy of the other
pictures, though 1T is difficult to select spe-
cial canvases for commentator in an ex-
hibit where all the pictures are noteworthy
The exhibit will continue through the week
and all those interested in Indiana art will
probably be interested in seeing the first of
the fall exhibits by member of the group
of artists who have made Indiana art ia
nous.