Mrs. J. Alden Weir's Persian Cat, 1914
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1935
MediumDrawing; Watercolor on brown laid paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2in. (29.5 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2in. (29.5 x 41.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2in. (29.5 x 41.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2in. (29.5 x 41.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 5/8 x 16 1/2in. (29.5 x 41.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income
DescriptionPortrait of a large fluffy gray cat with green eyes. Lou Frink identifies the Persian cat as being one year old and belonging to Mrs. J. Alden Weir.
Object number1973.25.32
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 32"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pen, "Mrs. J. Alden Weer's [sic] / Person [sic] Cat. / 1914"Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesJulian Alden Weir first married Anna Dwight Baker. Early in 1882, Weir met Anna Dwight Baker when she accompanied a friend to one of his drawing lessons. Within a few weeks they became engaged, marrying the following year in 1883. The couple went on to have three daughters: Caroline (Caro), Dorothy, and Cora. Anna died unexpectedly after birthing complications in 1892. On October 1893, Weir married Ella Baker, Anna's older sister, who cared dearly for his three children.
The Persian cat depicted in this drawing is one year old in 1914, as indicated by Lou Frink, implying that he belonged to Ella.
The cat's name was Mike (MMoeabus, 03-2026)
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
