The Fish That Got Away
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1946
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
DescriptionA man wearing a brown hat and matching attire, accented by a white collar and a tan satchel, stands amid tall grass holding a fishing rod. His hands are spread apart, either to show the size of a fish or to express bewilderment.
The bottom right corner reads "The Big One" written in paint and blending with the landscape.
The bottom right corner reads "The Big One" written in paint and blending with the landscape.
Object number1973.25.70
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 70"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil [Lou's handwriting]l, "The fish that got away / 1946 / by Lou Frink"Lower right, in pencil [Not Lou], ""The Big One That Got Away"
Lower right, in pencil, accession number
On View
Not on view
Louis Grosvernor Frink
about 1925
