214
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GIFFORD BEAL
Flowering Tree, Figures
.
Watercolor and pen and black ink on paper. 250x205 mm; 9
3
/
4
x8 inches. Signed in ink,
lower left recto. Ex-collection the artist’s estate; Kraushaar Galleries, NewYork, with the
label on the frame back; and private collection, NewYork.
Gifford Beal (1879-1956) was a prominent American painter who exhibited two paintings
in the Armory Show. Beal studied under William Merritt Chase and was also greatly
influenced by Childe Hassam.After taking classes of Impressionist painting at the Art Students
League, Beal served as its president from 1914 to 1929. Beal’s
FloweringTree, Figures
and
The
Lake, Central Park, NewYork
(lot 216) are examples of the NewYork-centric Impressionist
landscapes, for which the artist is best known.
[1,000/1,500]
