Reynolds Beal Paintings

Reynolds Beal (American, 1866-1951). 'Circus Scene with Elephants',1936. Color crayon & pencil on paper. Pencil signed and dated lower right. 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, ny, on the hudson river and together they would later design the gardens there. He worked in a variety of styles including impressionism and tonalism. Beal produced drawings, watercolors, oils, etchings, and woodblock prints covering a wide range of subjects and scenes. The great majority of these works depict port activities, coastlines, and sea-going vessels, some city views, and landscapes. The hudson valley near his parents’ home was frequented by traveling circuses, and he began to capture their bright colors and billowing tents starting in the first decade of the 20th century.  Beal continued to depict circus themes for the rest of his life. In 1924, at the age of 58, Beal married a 33 year-old decorative artist named Helen Higgins. The couple used rockport, massachusetts as their home base, and from there used Beal’s boat, which he began to call his 'floating studio' to explore and paint numerous sites in the northeast, as well as to venture further south...

Reynolds Beal drawing. Reynolds Beal (October 11, 1866 -December 18, 1951) was an American Impressionist and Modernist artist. Unframed 8.5 by 12. This piece is finely matted. Fr...

Watercolor on paper Artist has sold at auction in excess of $95,000