Francis Quirk Watercolor Painting Emerges in Florida

Recently, a friend of this effort provided an image of a Francis Quirk painting that was previously unknown to us. The watercolor is hanging in a Florida home it depicts an early springtime scene with bare trees, but plantings in bloom. We do not know the exact location or date of the work. 

But one elements of Quirk's style is the depiction of the leafless tree at the right of the painting. It appears to mirror portions of the lumberjack painting we highlighted in this earlier post. 

Given that Quirk was in Pennsylvania during most of his springtimes, we suspect it was painted while he was either teaching at Ogontz College or Lehigh University.

Early Springtime Watercolor by Francis J. Quirk