E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan. Selected exhibitions Venice Biennale, Venice, 1909. Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, 1910. Panama–Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915. Style and legacy Groll's work is characterized by his skillful technique, rich colors, and poetic approach to landscape, being called a "musical dreamer in color", and "America's sky painter". His landscapes are mostly realistic but also use abstract shapes. The musical quality of his works was recognized by contemporary musicians, and a painting by Groll inspired by an Edward MacDowell symphony was kept by the composer in his bedroom. Groll helped popularize the desert as an artistic subject for American art, introducing other artists from the East coast such as William Robinson Leigh to the Southwest. Groll's paintings are part of the collections of museums such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gilcrease Museum, the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and the San Diego Museum of Art, among others. Gallery References External links Fully digitized 1911 exhibition catalog featuring Groll from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries. Biographical Notes, a catalog of American artists containing additional information on Groll (page 22). Artists from New York (state) 1866 births 1952 deaths Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni Taos Society of Artists National Academy of Design members Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters