Charles Reid (1937-2019) watercolor still life of flowers with portrait painting visible in the background, signed and inscribed in pencil "for Tony Charles Reid / April 08." This painting can be seen hanging in the entrance hallway of Bennett's apartment, on the left of the accompanying image, from the 2012 film "The Zen of Tony Bennett."

Reid was the author of eleven books on watercolor painting and was honored by a number of organizations including with the Childe Hassam Purchase Prize at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society. In 1980 he was elected to the National Academy of Design.

Overall: 23.5 x 20 inches Sheet: 21 x 17.5 inches

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