Here is an unbelievable watercolor gouache on board portrait of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller painted by Cecil Calvert Beall in 1966 (signed and dated lower right). It measures 20" x 15.5" and is nicely framed. Cecil Calvert Beall (1892-1967) was a technically skilled watercolor illustrator. He almost had to be, considering that he was usually working in what I consider the most difficult medium of all: watercolor. And he did better than many illustrators, being featured in advertising campaigns for Maxwell House Coffee (a leading brand for many years), doing cover art for Collier's magazine (a leading general-interest publication) and illustrating government posters supporting the World War 2 effort.

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