Francis Gruber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Gruber

French painter

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1912

Place of Birth: Nancy, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1948

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Francis Gruber (1912–1948) was a French painter and founder of the Nouveau Réalisme school. He was born in Nancy, the son of stained glass artist Jacques Gruber. He first exhibited at the age of 18.
While other artists were becoming more and more abstract, he preferred to paint human figures that were highly sculpted.
He was influenced by Hieronymus Bosch and Albrecht Dürer and the Lorraine engraver Jacques Callot.
He became friends with the Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti. He died in Paris.



Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	15 March 1912	1 December 1948
Location of birth/death	Nancy	Paris
Authority control	: Q2016617 VIAF: 55794266 ISNI: 0000 0000 6677 7390 ULAN: 500032368 LCCN: n91083969 Open Library: OL684290A WorldCat