Hugo Kārlis Grotuss
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| Hugo Grotuss | |
| Birth name | Hugo Kārlis Grotuss |
| Born | January 17, 1884 Jaunpils pagasta "Dočkos", Latvia |
| Died | January 16, 1951 Dillingen, Germany |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Field | Painter |
| Famous works | Piones, Ainava ar rudzu statiem, Tulpes |
Hugo Kārlis Grotuss (January 17, 1884 in Jaunpils pagasta "Dočkos" – January 16, 1951 in Dillingen) was a Latvian painter, classified as a Realist. His paintings and drawings include some of the best known and most popular works in Latvian art.
[edit] Biography
He studied in the studio of Jūlijs Madernieks and also in the Central School of Technical Drawing of Saint Petersburg. He worked as a drawing teacher in some schools of Saint Petersburg, and then became a vice-principal of the Shuvalov – Ozerskov Gymnasium.
In 1920 Grotuss returned to Latvia. 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.
