Fan Shares
This page is provided for us fans to share Gil Reid
artwork that is in our collections, but not available elsewhere
on this website.
If you have a Gil Reid piece you wouldn't mind sharing,
or if you have additional info on any of these items here, please
let us know so we can share it with others. (use the Contact
Us link above)
If you have a Gil Reid original painting, I would
love to know where these are, and perhaps you'd be willing to
share a photo and/or a story of how you aquired it (you may remain
anonymous if you wish.) There have been a few individuals that
have contacted me expressing interest in purchasing Gil Reid originals.
Please let me know if you have one that you'd be willing to part
with, and I can get you in contact with those individuals.
Trains Magazine ran a wonderful article (December,
2006) displaying several other unique peices by Gil. This article
was written by Chris Burger, a good friend of Gil's, as well as
the author of this wonderful life
story.
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Wet Steel
(Click for enlargements)
signature detail
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Recently sold for $400, this original watercolor
has a title: "Wet Steel" on the back along with
a note that says "Brookfield". I don't think the
scene depicted here is Brookfield, WI (Gil's hometown)
Does anyone know the story here?
The light in the center/top unfortunately is the camera
flash.
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For Sale:
UP 2-8-0 #440 at the
North Freedom WI Depot
(Click for enlargements)
signature detail
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Signed & Numberd
Print For Sale
Gil Reid's signed and numbered #62/100 print of
UP 2-8-0 #440 at the North Freedom WI Depot.
Originally sold as a fund-raiser for the Mid-Continent
Railroad Museum, this limited edition professionally framed
and matted print is no longer available. The print is in
great condition according to the owner.
The owner is asking $450 for this print. Please contact
us to get in touch with this seller.
The print is located in the Lake Mills/Madison,
WI area, otherwise buyer would be responsible for shipping
and insurance costs.
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Names of Ships Pictured: "William
H Downer" and "Katherine"
Names of Ships Pictured: "William
F Soiez" and "Henry Phipps" and "Henry
H. Rae..(?)"
Names of Ship Pictured: "
Maitland No 1, Roen Steamship Co."
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One fan shared these three originals in their collection.
He said:
My dad loves ships from the Great Lakes. His father
was a chief engineer on an ore boat back in the 1920s. My
dad is 85 and when I asked him where he met Gil Reid he
couldn't remember. He had him paint the attached pictures
back in the middle 70s. I think most of these were from
the area around Jones Island in Milwaukee.
If anyone has any more information on these paintings,
we are interested in hearing what you know.
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One fan sent this original that is in their collection
and they're interested in selling it. It is currently not
framed. The inset on the photo show the signature "Gil
Reid-Brookfield, Wis Sept 24, 1967".
Does anyone have any more information about this print,
or interested in purchasing?
Contact TridentofNaples at Earthlink dot net
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Special thanks to Chris from Russiaville,
IN, who sent along a note that this painting is called "Noonday
Water Stop". This is the painting mentioned in Ernie
Pyle's book "Brave Men". He painted it in 1939
and 1940. It was Gil's first published painting (1943, Trains
Magazine) and he was deployed overseas at the time. This
was the painting that launched his career as a railroad
artist.
I found this Reid print listed for sale on
Ebay. The seller indicated "To the best of my knowledge
the print was offered for sale in the 1950's by trains magazine."
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This one-of-a-kind original was painted by
Gil and he gave it to me as a college graduation present.
It depicts our shared hometown depot in Brookfield (Wis) on
the fomer Milwaukee Road/Soo Line (now CP). This is the same
depot in "The CannonBall",
"Day Express Doubleheader".
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Jon Barber had this print but Gil could not
recollect the story around the painting or when he had done
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