Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1929) American, Pastel on canvas Figural Landscape "Mother and Child in Field of Flowers". Soft-focus pastel work by Robert Lewis Reid, framed in a highly decorative gold frame. The piece depicts two figures, likely a mother and child, resting outdoors in a grassy area with a body of water or horizon visible in the distance. The woman is seated with her legs extended and is wearing a white bonnet and light-colored dress, while the child is nestled comfortably against her, also wearing a bonnet and light clothing. Reid utilized a light, Impressionistic palette, employing soft blues, greens, and yellows to capture the sunlit scene, emphasizing a gentle, serene moment of repose and connection between the figures. Signed lower right. Framed. 

Overall Size: 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.
Sight Size: 13 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.

Robert Lewis Reid (1862–1929) was an American Impressionist painter and muralist whose elegant, color-rich works made him a leading figure in turn-of-the-century American art. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, he studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, then at the Art Students League of New York, and finally at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he immersed himself in the artistic currents of Europe. After returning to New York in 1889, Reid painted portraits and quickly gained prominence for decorative figure paintings — often depicting graceful young women amid flowers or idyllic landscapes — and for major mural and decorative commissions. His murals and stained-glass designs adorned prominent public buildings, including the Library of Congress, the Massachusetts State House, and institutions tied to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. A founding member of the Ten American Painters, Reid helped spearhead American Impressionism’s move away from academic tradition. In the 1920s he taught at the Broadmoor Art Academy before a stroke in 1927 forced him to learn to paint with his left hand. He died in 1929, leaving behind a legacy of decorative beauty, nuanced light, and a distinctly American expression of Impressionism.

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