Gifford Beal – U.S. Department of State

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Gifford Beal

Painter and watercolorist Gifford Beal gained widespread recognition during the first half of the twentieth century for his gentle, warmly lit depictions of American landscapes and urban views. His style and subject matter shifted throughout the years, from austere seascapes featuring monumental figures to dynamic views of New York’s freight yards. Friend and fellow painter Barry Faulkner said Beal’s work showed “the eternal pleasures of work and leisure, the casual enjoyable incidents which add so much to life’s richness.”

Source: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art

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Gifford Beal, 17th Century, Oil on plywood, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Cows Before a Group of Trees, oil on canvas, Overall: 30 x 40in. (76.2 x 101.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Sand Dunes, oil on canvas, Overall: 22 x 26in. (55.9 x 66cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Contra Jour, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Deserted Farm, oil on Masonite, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers No. 1, Oil on board, Overall: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2in. (39.4 x 49.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Quarry Man, Oil on canvas, Overall: 34 x 32 x 2in. (86.4 x 81.3 x 5.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Pastoral Landscape with Cows, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 14 × 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Figures and Waterfall, Oil on canvas, 38 1/2 × 50 1/4 × 1in. (97.8 × 127.6 × 2.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Seagulls Fighting, oil on canvas, Overall: 36 1/4 x 58 1/2in. (92.1 x 148.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Rocks and Turgid Water, Oil on canvas on wood, Overall: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4in. (20.6 x 26cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Bouquet Against Landscape, Oil on canvas, Overall: 28 x 36in. (71.1 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Luigi, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 52 x 40 x 2in. (132.1 x 101.6 x 5.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Pier and Bathing Figures, Oil on canvas, Overall: 35 × 42 3/4 × 3in. (88.9 × 108.6 × 7.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, River Landscape with Cows, Oil on board, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, In the Audience, oil on board, Overall: 20 x 25in. (50.8 x 63.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Performing Seals, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 8 x 10 1/2in. (20.3 x 26.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, 3 Fishermen Pulling Nets, Ink on paper, Overall: 22 × 27 × 1in. (55.9 × 68.6 × 2.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, New England Village, watercolor on paper, Overall: 8 1/4 x 17 3/4in. (21 x 45.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Horses Against the Sea, Gouache on paper, Overall: 18 1/2 x 36 1/2in. (47 x 92.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers in a Vase, Oil on canvas, Overall: 16 x 18in. (40.6 x 45.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Ploughing, Oil on wood, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Scene from Victoria Regina #2, Oil on board, Overall: 24 x 30in. (61 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Seagulls Lighting, watercolor on paper, Overall: 14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Boats on the Pier, Oil on canvas, Overall: 33 1/4 x 41 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (84.5 x 104.8 x 3.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Central Park, Crayon on paper, Overall: 9 × 12 1/4in. (22.9 × 31.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Four Seagulls on the Rocks Eating Fish, oil on canvas, Overall: 36 x 54in. (91.4 x 137.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Saut d'Eau Villa Bonheur, Oil on canvas, Overall: 36 × 36in. (91.4 × 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Laurel by a New York Window, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Cape Ann Farm, oil on canvas, Overall: 20 x 36in. (50.8 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Intrigue, Oil and ink on board, Overall: 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Portrait of Woman with Book and Cafe Scene: A double-sided painting, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 30 x 40in. (76.2 x 101.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Street with Autumn Trees, Gouache on paper, Overall: 13 1/4 x 25in. (33.7 x 63.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers in a Vase (part of eight oil on Masonite sketches), Oil on Masonite, Overall: 8 x 12in. (20.3 x 30.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Portrait of a Greek Woman, Oil on board, Overall: 23 3/4 × 18in. (60.3 × 45.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Landscape with Cows, crayon on paper, Overall: 10 x 13 1/2in. (25.4 x 34.3cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Portrait bust of woman wearing hat and green feather, oil on Masonite, Overall: 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Fishing Boats & Lighthouses, Oil on canvas, Overall: 24 1/4 × 41 1/2 × 1 1/4in. (61.6 × 105.4 × 3.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, By the Wharf, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 22 x 27 x 1in. (55.9 x 68.6 x 2.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Lobster Pots, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 14 1/2 x 20 1/2in. (36.8 x 52.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Sketchy composition of flowers in vase, Oil on canvas, Overall: 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Scene from Costume Play, oil on wood, Overall: 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Yards in Rockport, Oil on board, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Hauling Nets and Fishermen, oil on canvas, Overall: 36 x 48in. (91.4 x 121.9cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Summer Bouquet, oil on canvas, Overall: 28 x 36in. (71.1 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Group of Men and Women Under the Trees, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 18 1/4 × 40in. (46.4 × 101.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Oil on Canvas, 38 1/2 x 32 5/8in. (97.8 x 82.8cm), Courtesy of the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland

Gifford Beal, Seagulls Flying over Water, oil on canvas, Overall: 18 x 72in. (45.7 x 182.9cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Sailboat in a Cove, Oil on canvas, Overall: 20 x 36 x 1 3/4in. (50.8 x 91.4 x 4.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Factory on a River, oil on canvas, Overall: 22 x 30in. (55.9 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, House in Winter, oil on panel, Overall: 18 x 24in. (45.7 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Man and Woman Seated on Veranda, Oil on board, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Cows Grazing, oil on canvas, Overall: 14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Rockport Harbor, Oil on panel, Overall: 20 x 23 7/8 in. (50.8 x 60.6 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Untitled Still Life, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 22 × 34 × 2in. (55.9 × 86.4 × 5.1cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers, White Bowl, Oil on canvas, Overall: 24 x 36in. (61 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Outside the Fairground, Oil on canvas, Overall: 27 3/4 x 28 1/2in. (70.5 x 72.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Fishermen with Spyglass, Oil on board, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Promenade (Gloucester Harbor), Ink, watercolor and crayon on board, Overall: 10 3/4 x 20in. (27.3 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Scene from Victoria Regina #1, oil on board, Overall: 24 x 30in. (61 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Rockport, oil on panel, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Poling the Boat, Watercolor on paper, Overall: 10 × 18 1/4in. (25.4 × 46.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Portrait bust of young woman wearing necklace, oil on canvas, Overall: 24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Cows on a Hillside, Oil on board, Overall: 12 × 20in. (30.5 × 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Fleet of Sailboats, oil on canvas, Overall: 16 x 30in. (40.6 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Sailboat and Sea, Oil on canvas, Overall: 41 x 53 x 1 1/2in. (104.1 x 134.6 x 3.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Autumn, Oil on canvas, Overall: 20 x 36in. (50.8 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Winter Landscape, oil on canvas, Overall: 20 x 24in. (50.8 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, East Hampton, oil on canvas, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Lanesville, oil on board, Overall: 12 x 20in. (30.5 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Old Bridge, watercolor on paper, Overall: 14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers by a Window, Oil on canvas, Overall: 28 x 36in. (71.1 x 91.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Harbor Entrance, Rockport, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 12 x 20in. (30.5 x 50.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Hauling the Nets Off Straitsmouth, Oil on canvas, Overall: 26 1/4 x 50in. (66.7 x 127cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Fisherman Rowing, oil on canvas, Overall: 33 x 48in. (83.8 x 121.9cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Chinese Restaurant #2, Oil on Masonite, Overall: 24 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (62.2 x 92.7 x 3.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Mixed Bouquet, oil on canvas, Overall: 11 5/8 x 14 3/8in. (29.5 x 36.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Carriage, St. Augustine, oil on wood, Overall: 12 x 24in. (30.5 x 61cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Cape Ann Farm, oil on Masonite, Overall: 20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Planting in Central Park, ink and pencil on paper, Overall: 12 5/8 x 12in. (32.1 x 30.5cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Street Scene, Oil on panel, Overall: 27 1/2 x 31 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (69.9 x 80.6 x 4.4 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Man and Woman Reading, Oil on canvas, Overall: 36 x 29 3/4 x 1 3/4in. (91.4 x 75.6 x 4.4cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Landscape with Stream, oil on canvasboard, Overall: 12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.6cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Estate of Gifford Beal, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Fishermen, Early Morning, Oil on canvas, 20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm), Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, Inc., New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Bouquet, Oil on masonite, 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm), Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, Inc., New York, New York

Gifford Beal, Flowers, Oil on canvas, Overall: 39 × 51 1/2 × 2 in. (99.1 × 130.8 × 5.1 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Kraushaar Galleries, New York, New York

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