Reginald L. Grooms Watercolor Painting "Drying Nets"

Item Details

Reginald Leslie Grooms (Cincinnati, 1900 – 1989)
Drying Nets – Cape May, New Jersey, dated mid 20th century
Watercolor on paper
Signed in ink
Cincinnati Art Galleries label to the verso

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

- minor scuffing to the frame; watercolor may shift and fall underneath the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight size 26.75" W x 20.75" H.

Item #

16CIN997-448