N.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income, 1973.25.89, Connecticut Museum o…

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Little House, Weir Court With Dirigible

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

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

DescriptionWhite house with open green shutters, dark gambrel roof, and central chimney with a white picket fence in front and to the left, and part of a large yellow house can be seen to the right. A large, thick, lush tree rises from behind the white house. Flying towards the tree is a white oval-shaped dirigible.

Object number1973.25.89

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 89"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Untitled "Little House, Weir Court with Dirigible""

Lower right, in pencil, accession number

[pencil written notes are NOT Lou's]NotesLittle House in Weir Court (1973.25.50; 1973.25.89) refers to a structure on the Baker-Weir Estate in Windham, CT, which was part of where Lou was living and working.

Over 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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