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Gifford Beal

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WA-00026132

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WikidataQ5559916 ULAN500019899

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Artists' New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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New Acquisitions: The Collection of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936

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Painting and Sculpture by Living Americans

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1930–1931

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/407
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (16)

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Fisherman with Basket

1932 · Drypoint

Plate 8 7/8 x 11 15/16" (22.4 x 30.4 cm)

Plate 6 7/8 x 11 9/16" (17.3 x 19.3 cm)

Plate 9 x 11 13/16" (22.9 x 29.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Twilight

1925 · watercolor

Cleveland Museum of Art

East River

1924 · Watercolor and gouache, with touches of blue crayon, on ivory watercolor paper

37.9 × 56.1 cm (14 15/16 × 22 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fishing Boats, Rockport

1922 · Brush and black and gray wash on cream wove paper, laid down on off-white wood-pulp laminate board

30.6 × 45.6 cm (12 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

At the Hippodrome

1915 · Oil on canvas

88.6 × 118.8 cm (34 7/8 × 46 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Moonlight, Bermuda

1914 · watercolor with gouache, black crayon and traces of graphite

Sheet: 31.3 x 47.2 cm (12 5/16 x 18 9/16 in.); Secondary Support: 39.3 x 55.7 cm (15 1/2 x 21 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Puff of Smoke

1912 · Oil on canvas

92.1 × 122.6 cm (36 1/4 × 48 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Bathing Beach

1900 · watercolor with traces of pencil

Image: 20.6 x 25.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Performing Seals and Riders

1899 · Watercolor and black crayon on cream wove paper

26.3 × 37.4 cm (10 3/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sheet of Sketches: Elephant, Horses and Costumes

1899 · Watercolor and black crayon on cream wove paper

26.2 × 37.4 cm (10 3/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Entrance to the Circus

1895 · pen and ink with wash

Sheet: 17.8 x 20.8 cm (7 x 8 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Net Wagon

drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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New York Interior

monotype

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Circus Performer

lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

16 published of 19 catalogued · 8 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Net Wagon
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Circus Performer
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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New York Interior
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Twilight
1925 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bathing Beach
1900 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Moonlight, Bermuda
1914 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Entrance to the Circus
1895 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

Gifford Beal

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Artworks (16)

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