Elioth Gruner b. 1882

Also known as Elioth Grüner, Elioth Lauritz L. Gruner
  • Artist (Painter)
The New Zealand-born Gruner came to Australia as a small child but briefly returned to New Zealand towards the end of his life.
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child of
Meribund Gruner
Other occupation
child of
Eliott Lauritz L. Gruner
Other occupation
associate of
Vera Blackburn
1911
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Myrtle R. Innes
1894
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
James R. Jackson
1882
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Lionel Lindsay
1874
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Raymond Stewart Wenban
1893
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
friend of
Norman Linsday
Other occupation
friend of
Julian Ashton
Artist
associate of
Grace Crowley
1882
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jesse Jewhurst Hilder
1882
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Raymond Lindsay
1882
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Theatre / Film Designer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)

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Painter, born New Zealand and came to Australia with his family as a child. They named their Australian house Gisborne after the place of Elioth's birth. Gruner began art classes under Julian Ashton, whilst working as a drapers assistant during the day. He first exhibited with Society of Artists in early 1900's, and continued to do so for the remainder of his life.
 In 1911 he became manager of 'The Fine Arts', a shop organised by Julian Ashton to sell local artists' work. At this time he began travelling and camping throughout country NSW to find inspiration for his work. ¶

In 1922 two of his works were accepted by the Royal Academy in London for display. Gruner's mother died in 1923, allowing Gruner to travel overseas for the first time. He visited London, Paris, Italy and England. Gruner had his first one-man exhibition in 1926 at the Macquarie Galleries. It was a sell out. In 1928 his work was exhibited in the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris. ¶

In 1930 Gruner returned to New Zealand for a lengthy stay. His paintings, however, were rarely seen there until they toured in a group show in 1964. Gruner won the Wynne Prize, held by the AGNSW, seven times during his career. In 1916 it was awarded to _Morning Light_, in 1919 _Spring Frost_, in 1921 _Valley of the Tweed_, in 1929 _On the Murrumbidgee_, in 1934 _Murrumbidgee Ranges, Canberra_, in 1936 _Landscape_ and in 1937 _Weetangera, Canberra_. ¶

The AGNSW held a exhibition of 100 loaned works of Elioth Gruner in 1932-33. ¶

Gruner was hospitalised in 1927 for alcoholism and depression. In 1935 he suffered a nervous breakdown and is again hospitalised. He died 17 October 1939. ¶

In 1940, the AGNSW held a memorial exhibition of 252 of his works. ¶