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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Pastel - Irises
Object Number
2019-105-6
Description
Pastel on paper of irises. Background of greens and blues with grouping of flowers in the foreground, done in purple, pink, yellow, and green. Signed in pencil in lower-right, "Posy Beer." Set under glass in off-white mat. Thin wood frame with gilt paint. Board backing on reverse.
Provenance
Rosemary "Posy" Beer moved to Litchfield sometime around 1970. As a child she lived in New York City and Cornwall, CT, living full-time in Cornwall after the start of WWII. Posy later married John Beer and lived in London prior to coming to Litchfield. John served on the Historical Society board; Posy was a member of the Litchfield Garden Club. While in Litchfield, she studied art at both the Washington and Kent Art Associations, working mainly in watercolors. The Beers lived in the Thomas Catlin House before moving to Farmington, CT.
Category
Maker
Date Made
Late 20th century
Dimensions
Overall length 22.5", width 18.375", depth 0.5"; sight 11" x 15.25"
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