Sky And Water Paintings From The Permanent Collection

Sky and Water, Paintings from the Permanent Collection by Reynolds Beal

Born in New York to a well to do family, the artist Reynolds Beal grew up in Port Morris, New York on the East River. Beal spent much of his childhood in and on the water, and was fascinated with ships of all kinds, particularly the sailboats.

The sea and its environs were Beal's major subjects and they dominated his career. An avid sailor, Beal painted many of his canvases directly from the deck of his boat, capturing the shimmering quality of the light on the water, and the brisk clarity of an atmosphere that was constantly evolving around him.

This exhibition celebrates over a decade of gifts of watercolors and paintings by Reynolds Beal to our permanent collection from two donors, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bressler and the Reyneveld Famiily.

The 14 paintins in the exhibition reflect Beal's primary working mode--depicting the sea or landscape environment in a bright and sparkling Impressionist style.