Cottage in the Snow
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1936
MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on brown paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income
DescriptionThe drawing portrays a solitary white cottage with a red chimney and a small lean-to or shed, nestled among thick deciduous trees and set within a landscape blanketed entirely in snow, evoking a cold, harsh, yet peaceful winter scene.
Object number1973.25.17
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 17"InscribedOn verso,"1947-26-27 / Frink / #17 / Title "Cottage in the Snow"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberSubject Terms
On View
Not on view
