Railroad Tracks
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 winding railroad track leading towards a small brown train station with shutters and a small shed in the back. To the right of the railroad tracks are a pile of wood planks, an evergreen tree, and a slender leafless tree. To the left is a small structure, a large wooden cross, tall deciduous trees and some evergreen trees in the back.
Object number1973.25.77
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 77"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Untitled "Railroad Tracks""Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[pencil written notes are NOT Lou's]NotesThe depiction resembles the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad which was formed in 1872 and passed throughout various places in Connecticut, including Willimantic. The railroad eventually merged into the Penn Central Transportation Company in 1969.
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