Columbia Lake
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1935
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 wide lake stretches across the scene, dotted with several canoes in black, red, and green. In the foreground, two figures paddle a red canoe. To their left, two people stand balanced on a black canoe, while just behind them another pair sits in a red one. On the far right, green and red canoes are pulled ashore beside a cluster of lush birch trees. Across the water, a few houses and additional trees line the distant shore.
On verso is a small white house nestled among a green landscape and slender trees.
On verso is a small white house nestled among a green landscape and slender trees.
Object number1973.25.76
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 76"InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pen, "Columbia Lake / Lou Frink 1935"Upper right, in pencil, accession number
[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesColumbia Lake in Columbia, Connecticut.
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
