The Life of Richard Gruelle
Richard Buckner Gruelle was an American Impressionist painter, illustrator, and author. Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, he was a self-taught artist who had apprenticed as a house and sign painter. After working as a surveyor of railroads, he established his first studio in Decatur, Illinois, where he painted portraits and domestic scenes before turning to landscapes. In 1882, he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, to pursue a career as a full-time landscape painter.
Gruelle was a member of the Hoosier Group, a group of five painters that included William Forsyth, Otto Stark, J. Ottis Adams, and T. C. Steele. His work included marine landscapes of the Gloucester, Massachusetts, area and watercolors. He also authored Notes, Critical and Biographical: Collection of W. T. Walters (1895). In 1910, he relocated to Norwalk, Connecticut.
Artistic Contributions and Legacy
As an artist, Gruelle focused on landscapes in oils and watercolor. His masterwork is The Canal—Morning Effect (1894), which depicts the Indianapolis, Indiana skyline. Other notable works include:
- The Artist's Studio (1892)
- Indiana Landscape (1894)
- View of Washington D.C. (1895)
- Lakeview (1896)
- Two Figures on Rocky Coast (1897)
- Seascape (ca. 1897)
In 1891, he was commissioned by poet James Whitcomb Riley to illustrate the poems "When the Frost is on the Punkin'" and "The Old Swimmin' Hole." Gruelle also exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1904. His son, Johnny Gruelle, was a commercial artist known for creating the Raggedy Ann doll.
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