Eliot Porter

(American, 1901–1990)

Eliot Porter was an American photographer known for his richly colored images of the natural world. “Every photograph that is made whether by one who considers himself a professional, or by the tourist who points his snapshot camera and pushes a button, is a response to the exterior world,” the artist mused. “To something perceived outside himself by the person who operates the camera.” Born on December 6, 1901 in Winnetka, IL, his interest in nature was fostered by his family from a young age. He began photographing his family’s island property as a youth in Maine, before going on to study chemical engineering at Harvard University. After graduating in the mid-1930s, his brother the painter and art critic Fairfield Porter, encouraged his latent interest in photography and arranged introductions for him with both Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz. In the early 1940s, after having committed to pursue a career in photography, he began the transition from traditional black and white film to the new Kodachrome color film used by magazine photographers. Throughout the following decades, he published a number of critically acclaimed photography books, including In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World (1962), capturing the disappearing wilderness of America as well as the Galápagos Islands, Antarctica, and East Africa. The artist died on November 2, 1990 in Santa Fe, NM. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Eliot Porter Artworks

Eliot Porter (629 results)

Glen Canyon (portfolio of 10), 1961–1971

Eliot Porter

Glen Canyon (portfolio of 10), 1961–1971

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Intimate landscapes (portfolio of 10), 1956–1977

Eliot Porter

Intimate landscapes (portfolio of 10), 1956–1977

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Columbine leaves, Maine (+ Shadbush,..., 1957–1974

Eliot Porter

Columbine leaves, Maine (+ Shadbush,..., 1957–1974

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Eliot Porter, in wildness (portfolio of 10..., 1981

Eliot Porter

Eliot Porter, in wildness (portfolio of 10..., 1981

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Portfolio One, The Seasons (portfolio w/12..., 1964

Eliot Porter

Portfolio One, The Seasons (portfolio w/12..., 1964

Sale Date: October 4, 2010

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Foxtail grass, Colorado, 1957

Eliot Porter

Foxtail grass, Colorado, 1957

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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In wildness (portfolio of 10 w/ title,..., 1953–1981

Eliot Porter

In wildness (portfolio of 10 w/ title,..., 1953–1981

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Sea summer

Eliot Porter

Sale Date: September 24, 2010

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Intimate landscapes (8 works)

Eliot Porter

Intimate landscapes (8 works)

Sale Date: September 30, 2010

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In wilderness (8 works)

Eliot Porter

In wilderness (8 works)

Sale Date: September 30, 2010

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Running water, Roaring Fork Road, Smokey Mountains

Eliot Porter

Running water, Roaring Fork Road, Smokey Mountains

Sale Date: July 22, 2010

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Waterfall, Iceland, 1972

Eliot Porter

Waterfall, Iceland, 1972

Sale Date: July 22, 2010

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Certain passages (8 works)

Eliot Porter

Certain passages (8 works)

Sale Date: July 22, 2010

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Aspens, Autumn N.M. (+ 2 others,..., 1950–1959

Eliot Porter

Aspens, Autumn N.M. (+ 2 others,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Portfolio one: the seasons (portfolio..., 1953–1960

Eliot Porter

Portfolio one: the seasons (portfolio..., 1953–1960

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Green reflections in stream, Moki Canyon..., 1962

Eliot Porter

Green reflections in stream, Moki Canyon..., 1962

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Waterslide from above, long canyon (from The , 1965

Eliot Porter

Waterslide from above, long canyon (from The , 1965

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Columbine Leaves, Maine (+ 2 others; 3..., 1968–1974

Eliot Porter

Columbine Leaves, Maine (+ 2 others; 3..., 1968–1974

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Glen Canyon

Eliot Porter

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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Intimate landscapes (portfolio of 10), 1956–1977

Eliot Porter

Intimate landscapes (portfolio of 10), 1956–1977

Sale Date: April 13, 2010

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The seasons (portfolio of 12), 1964

Eliot Porter

The seasons (portfolio of 12), 1964

Sale Date: March 7, 2010

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Color of trees, Newfound Gap Road, Great Smokey...

Eliot Porter

Color of trees, Newfound Gap Road, Great Smokey...

Sale Date: February 13, 2010

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Trunks of maple and birch with oak leaves,...

Eliot Porter

Trunks of maple and birch with oak leaves,...

Sale Date: February 13, 2010

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Rocks, snow, and trees, 1960–1969

Eliot Porter

Rocks, snow, and trees, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 18, 2009

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