Gifford Beal Original Watercolor "Coastal landscape overlooking an inlet"

GIFFORD BEAL
Coastal SeaScape
Original Watercolor
Dedicated
Signed Lower Right


Gifford Beal, painter, etcher, muralist, and teacher, was born in New York City in 1879. The son of landscape painter William Reynolds Beal, Gifford Beal began studying at William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock School of Art (the first established school of plein air painting in America) at the age of thirteen, when he accompanied his older brother, Reynolds, to summer classes. He remained a pupil of Chase's for ten years also studying with him in New York City at the artist's private studio in the Tenth Street Studio Building. Later at his father's behest, he attended Princeton University from 1896 to 1900 while still continuing his lessons with Chase. Upon graduation from Princeton he took classes at the Art Students' League, studying with impressionist landscape painter Henry Ward Ranger and Boston academic painter Frank Vincent DuMond. He ended up as President of the Art Students League for fourteen years, "a distinction unsurpassed by any other artist."
8.5 X 11.5
20 X 23 Framed

Newly framed: Acid free components

TRU-VUE Optium MUSEUM Acrylic:

- Virtually eliminates reflections

- Blocks up to 99% of UV rays

- Optimal light transmission protects and brightens colors

- Anti-static protection that immediately dissipates static

- Durable hard coat protects against scratches

- Shatter resistance safeguards against injury and damage to artwork

- Cleans like glass – no special cleaners needed

- Proprietary coating is engineered for permanence

TYVEK Dust Cover:

- Acid free - ph 7 (Neutral)

- Water resistant - Breathable

- Tear resistant

- Durable

- Mold and mildew resistant

- Lightweight, flexible and strong

- Recyclable