Pheasant
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
DateNovember 1933
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
DescriptionDrawing of a pheasant with its long tail and vibrant plumage full of striking colors and patterns. The pheasant walks on the ground covered with earth-toned colors, suggesting the autumnal season. Thin deciduous trees are in the background.
Object number1973.25.53
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 53"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pen, "water color / by Lou Frink / Nov 1933"Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
Louis Grosvernor Frink
