Study for "Parade of Elephants"
Datec. 1924
Artist
Gifford Reynolds Beal
(American painter, 1879–1956)
MediumWatercolor, ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 7 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (19.8 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1975
Object number1975-48
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis watercolor appears to be a study for Beal's painting Parade of Elephants, 1924 (in the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.), or the related drypoint etching Circus Elephants. The circus was among Beal's favorite subjects in the 1920s.
