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Gertruda Gruberova OIL ON CANVAS FIGURE DRAWING 1952

Sold for $600 at Mark Lawson Antiques, Inc. on Feb 6, 2021.

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Gertruda Gruberova-Goepfertova (Czech, 1924 - 2014) Painter and writer Gertruda Gruberová-Goepfertová was born in 1924 in Janštýn in the Vysočina region. As a child, she lived in many places because her father frequently moved for work. She lived in Hudcov, in the Teplice region, Prague, and then eventually Kyjov. Even when she was young, she showed a talent for the arts, especially for painting and writing. She published her writings in various magazines, such as Students’ magazine, Jitro, Práce, and Akord. After she completed grammar school, she was sent into forced labor. During the war, she met writers Jan Čep and Jan Zahradníček and in 1944, married Dr. Leo Gruber. After the war, she began studying at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, where she studied at the studio of Professor František Tichý. She and her husband did not like the political situation at the time and thought about emigrating. After February 1948, she went to a summer internship in a printing shop in Zurich. Later, she moved to Paris, where she studied at the arts academy, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her husband eventually moved to Paris as well. After three or four years of living in Paris, they moved to Munich, Germany where her husband got a job at Radio Free Europe. While in Germany, she continued to paint and write. She died in Rosenheim in southern Bavaria on July 30, 2014. Measurements: Sight: 21 7/8" x 17 1/2" Frame: 26 3/8" x 22 5/8" x 3/4"

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