Reynolds Beal
1867 -1951
Born in New York City, Reynolds Beal became a prominent East
Coast marine and landscape painter. He had a great interest in
yachting and did numerous maritime subjects. He studied naval
architecture at Cornell University and painting at William Merritt
Chase's Shinnecock Summer School. His younger brother was
Gifford Beal, and supported by family money, Reynolds traveled
and painted widely including to Portugal, the Caribbean, and
the West Coast.