Known as one of the early American Impressionists, artist Reynolds Beal was born in 1867 and studied at Cornell from 1885–89 with a focus on naval architecture. His formal art training would come later as he studied under William Merritt Chase at Chase's school in Shinnecock, Long Island, in 1896.
Beal's love of yachting resulted in paintings of maritime scenes from Rockport to the Hudson, as well as the Caribbean, from his own sailing boat that doubled as his studio. His first solo exhibition took place at the Clauson Gallery in New York City in 1905. In 1917 he was a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists. Beal was one of the few Americans chosen to have their work exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris in 1919.
Beal was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Watercolor Society, the Society of American Engravers, the National Arts Club and was elected an associate member of the National Academy of Design. He also founded the New Society of Artists, which consisted of 50 of the most influential painters of that time, among them, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, George Bellows and William Glackens.
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"Moonlight Harbor" Reynolds Beal, Early 20th Century, Impressionist Nocturne
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal Moonlight Harbor, 1906 Estate stamp on the reverse Oil on artist board 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Royal Galleries, New Jersey, 196...
Oil, Board
$5,500
"Old Mystic, Connecticut" Reynolds Beal, Atmospheric Sunset, Impressionist Scene
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal Old Mystic, Connecticut, 1900 Estate stamp on the reverse Oil on artist board 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Royal Galleries, New Jers...
Oil, Board
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Antique American Impressionist Signed Cafe Street Scene Framed Oil Painting
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing and rare early American impressionist street scene oil painting by Reynolds Beal (1866/67 - 1951). Framed in a period giltwood Whistler impressionist frame. Oil on canvas....
Canvas, Oil
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Caribbean Island [untitled].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
The location of this early oil pastel drawing was identified by other pieces from the same drawing book. The oil pastel was a new invention - just on the market in 1921 and it appea...
Oil Pastel
Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left and dated 1921. This radiant landscape bursts with Beal’s signature vibrancy and plein air spontaneity. In the foreground left, a flourishing mango tree fans its l...
Canvas, Oil
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Cross Roads, Kingston [Jamacia].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal painted this watercolor entitled “CROSS ROADS, KINGSTON.” in the spring of 1922. The paper size is 4 7/8 x 7 1/8" (12.4 x 18 cm). It is signed in pencil lower right a...
Watercolor, Pencil
Colon, Panama Watercolor Painting, American Impressionist, 1923
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal painted this watercolor entitled “Colon” [Panama] in the spring of 1923. The paper size of this painting is 7 x 10" (17.7 x 25.3 cm). It is signed, titled, and dated ...
Watercolor, Pencil
$26,000
Low Tide
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Milford, NH
This splendid coastal marine landscape painting was done by American artist Reynolds Beal (1866-1951). Beal was born in New York City, studied painting at Merritt Chase’s Shinnecock Summer School, and went on to become a prominent East Coast marine and landscape painter, eventually settling in Rockport, MA. Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled “Low Tide” on front plaque, as well as on verso Clark Point Gallery, Southwest Harbor...
Canvas, Oil
$1,710Sale Price|40% Off
H 20.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
Arquebusiers in Manoeuvre: 1888 American Impressionist Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative landscape of four infantrymen in formation with their long arquebus guns by Adolphe Ancker (Dutch, 19th Century), after Marchetti. Signed and dated "Adolph Ancker 1888" lo...
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper
$1,950
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
By Henrietta Dunn Mears
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...
Oil, Board
$9,000
H 15.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.5 in
"Saint Paul's Chapel" Impressionist Winter Street Scene in Lower Manhattan NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming New York City winter scenes depicting Saint Paul's Chapel in the snow. It was built in 1766 as the chapel building of Trinity Church, located at 209 Broadway, between Fulton Street and Vesey Street, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. An iconic scene that so many have come to love and cherish. The artist was truly a master of capturing New York in all of its glory throughout the seasons. This piece is executed whimsically, yet dramatically evoking an emotion of wonder and beauty. This piece is signed lower right by the artist and it comes housed in a beautiful ornate silver tone frame with linen liner and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measures 15.5 x 13.5 inches Johann Berthelsen was born in Copenhagen in 1883, the 7th of seven children, to Conrad and Dorothea Karen Berthelsen. His parents were involved in artistic and professional circles. In 1890, his mother brought the children to America, settling in Manistee, Michigan, with her sister's family. They would eventually move to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a city on the shore of Lake Michigan. As a teenager, Johann was actively involved in choirs and singing groups. And he always loved to draw and paint, and while he was too impatient to take well to schoolwork, and never went beyond the 5th grade. Although he worked in several trades, Johann's mind and heart were always with the arts. As his voice matured, he also always wanted to be an actor, and at the age of 18 moved to Chicago where he reconnected with an old friend who was studying voice at the Chicago Musical...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$550
H 9 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
"Idaho Road" - Original Oil Landscape Painting on Paper and Cradled Board
By Samantha Buller
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Samantha Buller currently lives in Sonoma County after painting and teaching in Kansas for the past two years. She received her BFA in Painting from the Academy of ...
Oil, Paper, Board
$6,500
H 22.25 in W 28.25 in D 2 in
“October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson Rhode Island Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Birches and Huckleberry, October Morning Matunuck" c. 1925 by Frank Convers Mathewson (American, 1862-1941). A stunningly beautiful autumn view of Matunuck, Rhode ...
Oil, Board
$2,500
H 11.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
"Overlooking The Delaware" Upper Bucks County PA Pastoral Landscape Scene
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Impressionist summer pastoral scene of a colorful quaint home and barn in a green pastoral landscape. Willet has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic wa...
Oil, Board
Along the Path - Figurative Landscape
By Carol H. Kelly
Located in Soquel, CA
Along the path on a walk, a vivid impressionist oil painting by Carol H. Kelly (American, 20th Century). Signed "C.H. Kelly" and dated "70" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18.5"H ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,800
H 12 in W 14 in
Antique American 1910 Oil on board Painting Seashore Island Beach Women framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
This evocative oil painting by Richard Sigafoos presents a solitary coastal rock formation rising against a softly illuminated seascape. Rendered with confident, expressive brushwork...
Oil, Board
$3,679
H 44.89 in W 57.49 in
"The Path of Playing Hooky", French Countryside Way Through Fields Oil Painting
By Yves Calméjane
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"The Path of Playing Hooky" ("Le chemin de l'école buissonnière"), by Yves Calméjane, is an evocative oil on canvas that sweeps the viewer into the pastoral tranquility of the Dordog...
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
H 17.5 in W 20 in D 2.5 in
Brian Blood 'Monterey Bay' Plein Air California Impressionist Seascape Painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brian Blood (American, b. 1962) Monterey Bay, 2000 Oil on canvas board Signed lower right: BB signed, dated, and titled verso: Brian Blood, 2000 Monterey Bay 9in H x 12in L In a silvered gilt frame with linen mat and moulding: 17 1/4in H x 20in L Brian Blood is a resident of Pebble Beach, California. He began his professional life as a graphic artist and art director in Boston, Massachusetts. He then came to California to attend the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for both undergraduate and graduate studies. In 2003, Blood and his artist wife, Laurie Kersey...
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 7 in W 9 in D 0.5 in
"At The Roxy N.Y.C." Impressionist Street Scene in New York City Oil Painting
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting lights on the Street in New York City at the Roxy. Pedestrians in a most intimate, yet energetic way. Christopher is known for...
Oil, Board
$475,000
H 18 in W 21.75 in
Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Planting (Spring Plowing)", a vibrant watercolor and graphite on paper by Thomas Hart Benton, circa 1939-40, embodies the artist's signature Regionalist style. The work depicts a ru...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Oyster Bay Sloops.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor entitled “Oyster Bay Sloops“ is by Reynolds Beal (1867-1951). The watercolor paper size is 5 x 7 11/16" and the card size is 7 11/16 x 9 3/...
Watercolor
Old Tarrytown
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Old Tarrytown Watercolor on paper, 1927 Signed, titled and dated lower right Provenance: Arvest Galleries Inc., 77 Newbury St., Boston (label and invoice, see photo of invoice) Charles G. Thalhimer, Richmond, VA (cited on invoice as purchaser from Arvest Galleries) Image: 15 1/4 x 22 1/4" Frame: 24 x 31 1/4" Exhibited: Roanoke Museum of Art, exhibition entitled "In Painted Light..." TL91.63 Note: Arvest Gallery published catalogs of American Art between 1973 and 1988 Reynolds Beal (1866-1951) Early life and career The elder brother of painter Gifford Beal, Reynolds was born in New York City. He and his brother Gifford spent their summers at Wilellyn in Newburgh, New York, on the Hudson River, and together they would later design the gardens at Wilellyn. His father was William Reynolds Beal, whose brother Thaddeus owned Echo Lawn, not far away. Beal was a man of independent means, and was thus able to devote his life to his art without having always to appeal to the tastes of his patrons or to contemporary trends. Beal showed artistic ability from an early age, but temporarily postponed his creative interests to enroll at university. He first studied at Cornell University (naval architecture), where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the Irving Literary Society. Beal painted and sketched in and around Cayuga Lake. His home haunts of the East River were the first subjects of his work; in Sibley Hall’s drafting bays he learned further technique as a budding naval architect. Although the “Sibley time” constitutes his first artistic experience, it was not until the years following graduation that Beal became serious about a painting career. Painting Beal spent 1901 at sea, and worked up his sketchbook entitled Cruising Aboard U.S.S. School Ship St. Mary's (1901), He kept scrapbook pages of marine etchings...
Watercolor
Sheffield Island Light off Norwalk, Conn.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
“Sheffield Island Light off Norwalk, Conn.“ This pencil drawing is on a 5.50 x 9 inch sheet of laid paper. It is initialed and dated (June 30, 1887) in ...
Graphite
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Tuck's Island off Madison Conn. [Tuxis Island].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
“Tuck’s Island. Off Madison Conn.“ The island is known as Tuxis Island. "The name Tuxis comes from the Native words Tuxisshoag and Tuckshishog." - Wikipedia. This pencil drawing ...
Graphite
Fayerweather Island Light, Black Rock Harbor, Conn.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
“FAYERWEATHER ISLAND LIGHT, BLACK ROCK HARBOR, CONN. “ This drawing is on an 8 x 10 inch sheet of paper. It is initialed and dated (July 17, 1887) in pe...
Graphite
Jacmel, Haiti, Mar. 13, 1923.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
“JACMEL, HAITI, Mar. 13, 1923” is a watercolor and pencil drawing on paper from circa 1923. The paper size 8 3/4 x 11 1/16" (22.5 x 26.1 cm). This piece is signed and titled along t...
Watercolor, Pencil
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Robertha, Nassau, N. P. [New Providence].
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
“Robertha, Nassau, N. P. [New Providence]” is an oil and pencil drawing on paper from circa 1928. The paper size is 7 1/4 x 11 1/8" (18.5 x 28.4 cm). This piece is signed and title...
Oil, Watercolor, Pencil
Watch Hill Light. Sept. 19, 1940.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal created the 1940 drawing entitled “WATCH HILL LIGHT” on a sheet of heathered blue-gray paper. The paper size is 7 1/4 x 11 inches (18.5 x 28 ...
Pencil
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H 9.5 in W 13.25 in
"Rockport, October, " Antique Modernist Massachusetts Seascape Sailboat
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
Reynolds Beal (1866 - 1951) Rockport, October, 1923 Watercolor and ink on mat 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Quester Gallery, Stonington, Connecticut...
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Circus
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Right
Paper, Color Pencil
Christy Brothers Circus
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New York City in 1866, prominent painter and etcher Reynolds Beal studied Naval Architecture at Cornell University and painting with William Merritt Chase at Chase’s Shinneco...
Crayon
San Juan.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
This pencil and oil pastel drawing was made in 1921. On the verso is written "used for long w.c. 1921. San Juan 1921." This piece is signed in pencil at th...
Oil Pastel