The great grandson of the artist contacted us with some interesting biographical information about Friedrich Johannes Grunder. He did not know F. Grunder personally, but inherited some of his art which he deeply admires and has tried to learn more about Grunder from other elderly family members.
F. Grunder is said to have suffered from mental illness later in life – his grandson believes it may have been Alzheimers disease.
He has also heard that as F. Grunder became ill, he started ruining his art by drawing black gulls in the sky.
Village Antiques is always delighted to learn more about the artists in our pages and to share this with others via this website!