Reginald Leslie Grooms Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Reginald Leslie Grooms Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 09, 2025
"Rocks on the Shore" by Reginald Grooms
Est: $150 - $250
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Watercolor on paper, signed l.r. 17.5" x 21.5" (sight), 23" x 29" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 19, 2025
Coastline Waves by Reginald Grooms
Est: $150 - $250
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Oil and watercolor on paper, signed u.l., and depicting waves crashing against a cliff shoreline. 21" x 27" (sight), 25" x 31" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 16, 2025
Reginald L. Grooms (1900-1989, Cincinnati) Tempera, "Tying Nets"
Est: $400 - $600
Tempera on artist board, "Tying Nets" signed upper right. Housed in original frame. Provenance: Sold by Main Auction Galleries, The Estate of Reginald Leslie Groom. Fall of 1989. Sold later in 1998 by Stuart Holman Auctions. Acquired by current owner. Sight- 8 1/4 x 13 1/4 Frame- 17 3/8 x 22 1/4.
Main Auction Galleries
Jun. 23, 2024
Reginald Leslie Grooms 1900-1989 Antique American Signed Mexican Landscape Original Oil Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Antique American modernist Mexican oil painting by Reginald Leslie Grooms (1900 - 1989). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please text 617-835-2496.
Curated Gallery Auctions
Jan. 05, 2024
REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS (Ohio, 1900-1989), A conversation., Watercolor on paper, 24" x 19" sight. Framed 34" x 28.5".
Est: $200 - $300
REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS Ohio, 1900-1989 A conversation. Signed lower left "R. Grooms".
Eldred's
Dec. 10, 2023
REGINALD GROOMS (AMERICAN, 1900-1989).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
'Through the Windshield'. Oil on canvas. Signed upper left corner. From a New Jersey collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jun. 14, 2023
Oil Landscape by Reginald Grooms
Est: $200 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Oil on cnvas, signed l.r., with structure in the distance. 25" x 40" (sight), 30" x 45" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Jun. 14, 2023
Reginald Grooms Watercolor and Sketches
Est: $150 - $250
A group of 5 examples by Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Including a finely executed watercolor coastal scene, signed l.r., as well as 4 sketches, several figural and one Christmas card design. Largest 10" x 12".
Caza Sikes
Apr. 12, 2023
Boat at Dock by Reginald Grooms
Est: $300 - $500
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Gouache and watercolor on paper, signed l.r. 21.5" x 26.5" (sight), 31.5" x 36.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 22, 2023
Fine Harbor Scene, Cincinnati Artist Reginald Grooms
Est: $300 - $500
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Oil on canvas, depicting several boats in a harbor, vibrant palette, signed and dated 26 l.r. 14" x 15.5" (sight). 16.5" x 18.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 22, 2023
Lithograph "The Alameda" by Reginald Grooms
Est: $100 - $150
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Lithograph on paper, signed in plate and in margin in pencil, dated 1932. 8" x 10" (sight), 17.5" x 19.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Jun. 23, 2022
REGINALD GROOMS, American (1900-1989), Untitled (Looking Through the Windshield), oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
REGINALD GROOMS American, (1900-1989) Untitled (Looking Through the Windshield) oil on canvas signed upper left "R. Grooms"
Shannon's
Apr. 30, 2022
Reginald Leslie Grooms, American (1900-1989), man in a straw skimmer hat with beverage, oil on board, 24"H x 22"W (frame), 17 1/2"H x 15 1/2"W (sight)
Est: $300 - $400
Reginald Leslie Grooms American, (1900-1989) man in a straw skimmer hat with beverage oil on board signed lower left. Provenance: From a private collector in Zionsville / Indianapolis. The following is a brief biography written for the Cincinnati Art Club newsletter called The Dragonfly in June 1973: The article is by Gene Hinckley, Historian of the Cincinnati Art Club: FOCUS ON THE ARTIST - REGINALD GROOMS Reginald Grooms is an artist and an educator who has had considerable influence on a number of artists in this community. There is scarcely an exhibiting artist in the area who has not come under his teaching or guidance at least some time during his career. The mental challenge of Reggie's encyclopedic mind in the area of fine arts is appreciated by both the artist and the layman, as evidenced by the crowd in attendance at the Art Forum meetings that he conducts each month at the Art Club. Reginald Leslie Grooms was born in 1900 on Freeman Ave. in Cincinnati. At the age of two his family moved to Elmwood Place. His father was a well known wood engraver who had prepared the engravings for illustrations by Henry Farny for McGuffey's Eclectic Reader. At the age of four Reggie began painting in watercolor. His father use to work with him every Sunday afternoon. At the age of eight he began to paint in oils. All of his paintings were from his imagination. He received only one hour per week of art training while in public school. In 1917, he started studying art full time at the Cincinnati Art Academy. During the 5 years that he attended that school he studied drawing, painting, composition and design under John E. Weis, James R. Hopkins, Herman Wessel, Bessie Hoover Wessel, and William Hentschell. While at the Art Academy he received both the Louise Ingalls and the Fannie Harrison Scholarships. In 1923, Reggie went to Europe to study painting at the Academie Julian in Paris. He studied there for two years under Jules Pages, Henri Royer, and Paul Albert Laurens. While in Paris he exhibited in the Spring Salons of both 1924 and 1925 held at the Grande Palais (with 2 paintings accepted in each show). The New York Times reported that he was the youngest American exhibiting in those shows. Among the fewer than ten percent American students at the Academie Julian with Reggie were Ralph Mayer (author of the Handbook for Artists), and Grant Wood. After his second year in Paris, in 1925, Reggie was called back to Cincinnati to assume the position of instructor of landscape painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy Summer School. This was a position that he held for over 20 years. Also in 1925 he started as an instructor in painting and drawing at the University of Cincinnati School of Applied Arts. In 1945 he was made an Assistant Professor, in 1951 he became an Associate Professor and in 1955, he became the Albert P. Streitmann Professor of Art as well as the Chairman of the Fine Arts Department and the Chairman of the Arts Division. He held these chairmanship positions until 1965. In 1971 he retired from there after teaching for over 46 years. Since 1926 Reggie has taken a trip every year (except 2) to paint. These trips have ranged from several to Central America and the Caribbean in the early 30's to Europe (Spain, France, and Ireland) in later years, as well as Canada and numerous States in this country from California to New England, and the South. He's currently planning to return to Ireland, for the fifth time, this Fall. Reggie painted in oil until 1932, then he exhibited in egg tempera until 1957 when he started featuring watercolor painting and acrylic painting in his exhibits. Also in 1957 he started painting portraits in oil and in oleo-resin technique. He is still exhibiting in watercolor and is also actively involved in portrait painting. Reginald Grooms has had 33 one-man shows to date. Many were at the Closson Gallery here in Cincinnati; others were at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie, Ind., the University of Kansas Museum, the Charles Morgan Gallery in New York City, the Cincinnati Art Museum, and the Cincinnati Art Club. The largest one-man show that he had was a retrospective at the Alms Gallery at the University of Cincinnati in 1971. Some group shows that he has participated in were at: the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Butler Art Institute, the Pan American Fine Arts Exhibit (1935), both the New York and the San Francisco Worlds' Fairs of 1939, the Kearney Gallery in Milwaukee, the Chicago International Watercolor Exhibit (twice), Miami University, The Charleston, West Virginia Art Club, the Ohio Watercolor Society Traveling Show, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Art Alliance (invitational), and the "Special Critics Choice" exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Reggie has juried a number of exhibits, including an All-West Virginia Show at Charleston, an All-Indiana Show at Indianapolis, and a Regional Exhibit at Huntington West Virginia. He is a member of the Scarab Club, the Cincinnati Professional Artists, the American Society for Aesthetics, the Cincinnati Chapter of the International Torch Club, the Ohio Watercolor Society, the Cincinnati McDowell Society, as well as the Cincinnati Art Club. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art, and is in the Blue Book of Leaders of the English Speaking World (published in London, 1970). Reggie is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Art Club, a position which he held previous to this term from 1926 continuously till 1958. He served as President of the Art Club from 1933-1935. Reginald Grooms died in 1989.
Ripley Auctions
Apr. 20, 2022
"Cold Calm Before Slieve League" by R. Grooms
Est: $300 - $500
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). An oil on canvas with several labels and notes to verso, including submission for Cincinnati Art Club and a formal Art Club label, as well as another note including title. The subject is the Slieve League Cliffs, Ireland. Signed and dated 77, u.l. 24" x 31.5" (sight), 28" x 35.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Apr. 20, 2022
Self Portrait by Reginald Grooms
Est: $300 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1984 u.r. With label to verso. 36" x 27.75" (sight), 42.5" x 34" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 23, 2022
"Abandoned Boat" by Reginald Grooms
Est: $250 - $400
Reginald L. Grooms (American/Cincinnati, 1900-1989). Oil on board, depicting a moored boat in a vibrant landscape, signed l.l. With Cincinnati Art Galleries label to verso. 10.5" x 17.5" (sight), 16" x 23" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 19, 2022
Reginold Leslie Grooms, American (1900-1989), picnic at the shore, beach scene, oil on board, 17"H x 24"W (frame), 10 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W (sight)
Est: $160 - $300
Reginold Leslie Grooms American, (1900-1989) picnic at the shore, beach scene oil on board signed lower right. Provenance: From a private collector in Zionsville / Indianapolis. From AskArt: Reginald Grooms is an artist and an educator who has had considerable influence on a number of artists in this community. There is scarcely an exhibiting artist in the area who has not come under his teaching or guidance at least some time during his career. The mental challenge of Reggie's encyclopedic mind in the area of fine arts is appreciated by both the artist and the layman, as evidenced by the crowd in attendance at the Art Forum meetings that he conducts each month at the Art Club.
Ripley Auctions
Aug. 16, 2020
Reginald Grooms Harbor Scene Oil Painting
Est: $200 - $400
GROOMS, Reginald, (American, 1900-1989): Harbor scene with sailboats, Oil/Board, signed lower left, sight size 13.25" x 15", gilt frame 19.5" x 21".
Amero Auctions
Jun. 10, 2020
"Viewing the Docks" by Reginald Grooms (Cincinnati, 1900-1989)
Est: $200 - $400
Watercolor on paper, signed l.r.; 14" x 21" (sight), 23" x 29.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Feb. 22, 2020
Reginald Grooms (Cincinnati, 1900-1989), "Abandoned Boat"
Est: $200 - $300
An oil on board, signed l.l., with Cincinnati Art Galleries label to verso; 10.5" x 17.5" (sight), 15.5" x 22.5" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Sep. 29, 2019
Reginald L. Grooms (1900-1989) Watercolor
Est: $100 - $200
Water color "Crashing Waves" 6 x 8 Signed lower left
Main Auction Galleries
Sep. 29, 2019
Reginald L. Grooms (1900-1989) Oil (Cincinnati)
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on canvas board, untitled, dock scene with two ladies. Signed and dated 1924 lower right. Provenance: A gift from the artist to friend Dr. Thomas Todd 14 x 16 sight
Main Auction Galleries
Dec. 09, 2017
Reginald Grooms watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American 1900-1989)- The Fisherman- watercolor on paper, signed R. Grooms lower right. 24 x 18 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 21, 2017
Reginald Grooms watercolor
Est: $150 - $250
Reginald Grooms (American 1900-1989)- Coastal Scene- watercolor on paper, signed R. Grooms lower right, slight fading to paper. 21 1/2 x 29 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 21, 2017
Reginald Grooms watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American 1900-1989)- At The Market- watercolor on paper, signed R. Grooms lower right. 19 1/2 x 25''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 21, 2017
Reginald Grooms watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American 1900-1989)- The Fisherman- watercolor on paper, signed R. Grooms lower left. 24 x 18 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 21, 2017
Reginald Grooms watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Reginald Grooms (American 1900-1989)- Young Man Smoking- watercolor on paper, signed R. Grooms lower left. 33 1/2 x 25 1/2''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Jun. 24, 2017
REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS (American, 1900-1989). SEASCAPE AT NIGHT, signed upper left and verso. Oil on canvas.
Est: $300 - $500
REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS (American, 1900-1989). SEASCAPE AT NIGHT, signed upper left and verso. Oil on canvas - Framed, 22 in. x 32 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 17, 2011
Reginald Leslie Grooms, American; (1900 - 1989)., Portrait of a woman., Watercolor on paper., 17 1/4" x 14 1/4".
Est: $100 - $200
Reginald Leslie Grooms American; (1900 - 1989). Portrait of a woman. Watercolor on paper. Signed (R Grooms) and dated (69) LR. Grooms exhibited extensively during his career at institutions such as the Cincinnati Art Museum, the University of Kansas Museum and Ball State Teachers College among many others. 17 1/4" x 14 1/4".
Ripley Auctions
Jul. 23, 2010
CLAMS SHACK BY REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS (CINCINNATI, 1900-1989).
Est: $250 - $450
CLAMS SHACK BY REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS (CINCINNATI, 1900-1989). Gouache on paper, signed lower right. Evening scene of a shack with nearby nets. In a mat and frame, 30 1/2". 36 1/2"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 21, 2010
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989), Lot of Three Works: View of a House by a Tidal Marsh, View of Fishing Shacks by a Cove, a
Est: $300 - $500
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989) Lot of Three Works: View of a House by a Tidal Marsh, View of Fishing Shacks by a Cove, and Crashing Waves. Each signed "RGROOMS" l.r. or l.l. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet sizes to 15 x 22 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Shacks with foxing and trimmed sheet, Tidal and Waves not examined out of frames.
Skinner
Apr. 14, 2010
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989) Lot of Three Works: View of a House by a Tidal Marsh, View of Fishing Shacks by a Cove,...
Est: $800 - $1,200
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989) Lot of Three Works: View of a House by a Tidal Marsh, View of Fishing Shacks by a Cove, Crashing Waves Each signed "RGROOMS" l.r. or l.l. Watercolor and graphite on paper, sheet sizes to 15 x 22 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Shacks with foxing and trimmed sheet, Tidal and Waves not examined out of frames.
Skinner
Dec. 06, 2009
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989)
Est: $500 - $700
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989) "Color Study for La Tête des Romies," 1985, watercolor, 11.5" x 19.5", signed and dated lower right, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 17, 2008
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989)
Est: $250 - $400
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, 1900-1989) Coastal Scene watercolor on paper unsigned 22.5" x 30.5" The son of a wood engraver, Reginald Grooms began painting at the early age of four. He studied at the Art Academy under the finest Cincinnati artists of the early 20th century. After a brief time in Europe, Grooms returned to Cincinnati where he taught at the Art Academy for the next twenty years. Very good condition.
Cowan's Auctions
Apr. 20, 2007
Reginald Grooms, ocean watercolor, 2 boats
Est: $300 - $500
Reginald Leslie Grooms, 1900-1989, Ocean inlet with two boats, watercolor, 19" x 24", signed.
Stuart Holman
Apr. 21, 2006
Reginald Leslie Grooms, Cincinnati, 1900-1989, Small town street, oil on canvas, 18" x 32", signed.
Est: $800 - $800
Reginald Leslie Grooms, Cincinnati, 1900-1989, Small town street, oil on canvas, 18" x 32", signed.
Stuart Holman
Sep. 08, 2002
Reginald Leslie Grooms (American, b. 1900), "Repose", c. 1928; oil/canvas, 18" x 22", signed.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Grooms studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and in Paris. He exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Paris Salon (Society Artistes Francaises). His work is in the collections of Miami University (OH), University of Cincinnati, and the Muncie (IN) Art Museum. This is a fine early, impressionist work by this artist.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers