Purple and White Iris, circa 1895
Oil on canvas
14 x 21 1/4 inches,
Framed: 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
Framed: 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches
unsigned
$ 5,800.00
artist
Fannie Burr was a Connecticut artist whose family resided on their farm in the town of Monroe. She largely painted still lifes and pastoral scenes. Her sister Jennie, also an artist, worked alongside her; the two atteneded Mount Holyoke and Yale, respectively.
provenance
Estate of the artist
Julian Eddy by 1962
Connecticut Gallery, CT
Private Collection Donald Purdy, Newtown, CT
Julian Eddy by 1962
Connecticut Gallery, CT
Private Collection Donald Purdy, Newtown, CT