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Weir House

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

DateMarch 17, 1934

MediumDrawing; watercolor and gouache on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 12in. (24.1 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 12in. (24.1 x 30.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income

DescriptionPart of a large house with multiple rectangular and arched windows and a red brick chimney of a snowy roof is visible behind snow-covered trees. The ground is covered by a thick layer of snow.

Object number1973.25.38

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 38"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pen, "Watercolor: Weir House / By Lou Frink / Mar 17 - 1934"

Lower left, in pencil, accession number

[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesOver the years, Lou Frink developed a close friendship with Julian Alden Weir. In Windham, the two lived as neighbors, and Frink eventually served as a caretaker on the Baker–Weir estate. Records, such as Weir’s correspondence, note that Lou and Julian frequently spent days at a time hunting and fishing together. Frink also often accompanied Weir on painting excursions and visits to his art studio. Given these shared experiences, it is unsurprising that many of Frink’s drawings depict scenes directly connected to Weir and his family, including works such as 1973.25.32, 1973.25.37, 1973.25.38, 1973.25.50, 1973.25.66, 1973.25.68, and 1973.25.89.

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