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Little House, Weir Court

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

DateDecember 1936

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income

DescriptionDrawing of a white house with a central red chimney and a white picket fence. Two large green trees are depicted on the front and back of the "Little House." To its right stands a yellow house.

Object number1973.25.50

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 50"InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pen, "Little House Weir Court / Windham Ct. / Dec 1936 / Lou Frink"

Lower right, in pencil, accession number

[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesLittle House in Weir Court (1973.25.50; 1973.25.89) refers to a structure on the Baker-Weir Estate in Windham, CT, which was part of where Lou was living and working.

Over the years, Lou Frink developed a close friendship with Julian Alden Weir. In Windham, the two lived as neighbors, and Frink eventually served as a caretaker on the Baker–Weir estate. Records, such as Weir’s correspondence, note that Lou and Julian frequently spent days at a time hunting and fishing together. Frink also often accompanied Weir on painting excursions and visits to his art studio. Given these shared experiences, it is unsurprising that many of Frink’s drawings depict scenes directly connected to Weir and his family, including works such as 1973.25.32, 1973.25.37, 1973.25.38, 1973.25.50, 1973.25.66, 1973.25.68, and 1973.25.89.

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