Hunting at Sunset
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
DescriptionThe drawing depicts a solitary hunter walking through a dense autumnal woodland with deciduous trees. Wearing green attire and a bucket hat, the hunter is captured in mid-stride with his rifle drawn. Rocks of various sizes surround the main tree.
Object number1973.25.2
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 2"InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, "Title "The Hunting at Sunset""Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[Pencil notes are NOT written by Lou Frink]NotesLou Frink was an enthusiastic hunter and fisher. 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 1973.25.55, identifiable by his identical green clothing, bucket hat, and the same rifle he carries in both works.
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
