Squirrel
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1933
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 drawing depicting a gray squirrel with lighter, ginger‑tinged fur on its face. The squirrel stands centered between two twigs, surrounded by numerous earth‑toned dots that suggest either an autumn floor or textured details of a tree.
Object number1973.25.52
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 52"InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Untitled "Squirrel""Lower right, in pencil, accession number
[pencil written notes are NOT Lou's]
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Louis Grosvernor Frink
Louis Grosvernor Frink
