Peter Alfred Gross
American painter
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Peter Alfred Gross (c. 1849–1914) was an American landscape painter known primarily for his French seascapes and countrysides.
Bornc. 1849
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died1914
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationEdmond Marie Petitjean
KnownforPainting
Peter Alfred Gross | |
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Gross, c. 1890s | |
| Born | c. 1849 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Edmond Marie Petitjean |
| Known for | Painting |
Gross was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. Most of his career (1874–1914) was spent living and painting in France, where he also studied with Edmond Marie Petitjean. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Notable students of Gross included Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth, who was the husband of his cousin.[1]
