Deer Hunting
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1937
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 hunter wearing a bucket hat, green hunting attire, and black boots. The hunter hides beside a tree and carefully draws his rifle towards one of the two running deer on the foreground who are escaping after hearing the small black dog on the left barking. The landscape shows deciduous trees and thick snow-covered ground.
Object number1973.25.55
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 55"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Untitled "Deer Hunting""Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[pencil written notes are NOT Lou's]NotesLou Frink was an enthusiastic hunter and fisher. Lou's animal depictions tend to be very detailed, capturing their characteristics. This shows how familiar and knowledgeable he was about wildlife. Lou would often accompany Julian Alden Weir on hunting and fishing trips. The latter even painted a portrait of Lou wearing his iconic hunting whistle and bullet jacket.
The figure depicted in this drawing matches the hunter shown in drawing 1973.25.2, identifiable by his identical green clothing, bucket hat, and the same rifle he carries in both works.
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