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Reynolds Beal Art

American, 1867-1951

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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Artist: Reynolds Beal
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 ...
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1880s Naturalistic Reynolds Beal Art

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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/...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Watercolor

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...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Canvas, Oil

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Pencil

Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left and dated 1921. About the artist: From an affluent and artistic family, Reynolds Beal and his younger brother Gifford both made careers in art. Beal was born in ...
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1920s Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Oil, Canvas

Colon [Panama]
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 ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

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...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

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...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Oil Pastel

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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...
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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 ...
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1880s Naturalistic Reynolds Beal Art

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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...
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Easter Week Carnival , Puerto Rico
By Reynolds Beal
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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...
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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...
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Oyster Bay Boats in a Squall
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Post-impressionist seascape depicting fishing boats in a squall. Signed and dated lower right. The work was exhibited at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, N.Y. Listed on page ...
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1920s Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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"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...
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1920s American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Board

Circus
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Right
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1920s Reynolds Beal Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

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H 14.5 in W 18 in D 1 in
Christy Brothers Circus
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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...
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H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Light House of Port Morris, 1888. North Brother Island.
By Reynolds Beal
Located in New York, NY
This unsigned drawing by Reynolds Beal was made in 1888. He noted details of the place, "There was a fine pear tree just to the left of the lighthouse...
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1880s American Impressionist Reynolds Beal Art

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Graphite

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