Reginald Grooms Watercolor Painting "Sunset and Evening Mist in the Mountains"

Item Details

Reginald Leslie Grooms (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900 – 1989)
Sunset and Evening Mist in the Mountains, 1980
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated to lower right

Reginald Grooms was a painter, watercolorist, lithographer and teacher. His students include many prominent and listed Cincinnati artists. The son of a wood engraver, Grooms took up watercolors and oils as a childhood hobby. He received a minuscule amount of formal art training in his school days. Later, he would later study at the Cincinnati Art Academy for 5 years and the Academie Julian in Paris for 2 years. Grooms has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout his life. His works have been exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Cincinnati Art Club, the University of Cincinnati, and more.

Condition

- discolorations and residual paint stained to mount; light accretion on glazing; abrasions, nicks, and uneven finish on frame.

Dimensions

- sheet measures 22.5″ × 15″.

Item #

ITMG607026