Lot Essay
Robert Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1862 and studied at the Philips Academy from 1880-84. He subsequently spent three years in Paris studying at the Académie Julian before returning to the United States to teach at the Art Students League in New York. In 1897, he joined the Ten American Painters, developing his signature Impressionistic style. Reid is best known for his stunning landscapes, often including beautiful women, as in the present work.
Reverie, a "vigorously brushed, sun-dappled scene was painted in 1890, a year after Reid's return to America from studying in Paris. In its broken color and immediacy, it suggests the influence of French Impressionism...Reverie is one of the few known works executed between Reid's return to New York and beginning of his commitment to mural work in 1892." (N.R. Shaw, in N. Cikovsky, Jr., ed., Celebrate America: 19th Century Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, exhibition catalogue, Memphis, Tennessee, 1999, p. 98)
Reverie, a "vigorously brushed, sun-dappled scene was painted in 1890, a year after Reid's return to America from studying in Paris. In its broken color and immediacy, it suggests the influence of French Impressionism...Reverie is one of the few known works executed between Reid's return to New York and beginning of his commitment to mural work in 1892." (N.R. Shaw, in N. Cikovsky, Jr., ed., Celebrate America: 19th Century Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, exhibition catalogue, Memphis, Tennessee, 1999, p. 98)