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

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El Sanctuario, 1973, 1973

Eliot Porter

El Sanctuario, 1973, 1973

Sale Date: September 11, 2021

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Portfolio Two: Iceland, 1975

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Portfolio Two: Iceland, 1975

Sale Date: August 14, 2021

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In Wildness (7 of 10 photographs), 1981

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In Wildness (7 of 10 photographs), 1981

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Maple Sapling and Rock, Passaconaway, New..., 1953

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Maple Sapling and Rock, Passaconaway, New..., 1953

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Glen Canyon (complete portfolio of 10), 1980

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Glen Canyon (complete portfolio of 10), 1980

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Glen Canyon (8 of 10 photographs), 1983

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Glen Canyon (8 of 10 photographs), 1983

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Ice in Glacial Lake, Fjnllsarlon, South..., 1975

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Ice in Glacial Lake, Fjnllsarlon, South..., 1975

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Tesuque, New..., 1958

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Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Tesuque, New..., 1958

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Untitled (Dirt road, two children with..., 1930–1949

Eliot Porter

Untitled (Dirt road, two children with..., 1930–1949

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Portfolio entitled In Wildness, 1953–1981

Eliot Porter

Portfolio entitled In Wildness, 1953–1981

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Sculptured Rock, Marble Canyon, Arizona *..., 1953

Eliot Porter

Sculptured Rock, Marble Canyon, Arizona *..., 1953

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Portfolio Two: Iceland, 1972

Eliot Porter

Portfolio Two: Iceland, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Spruce trees in fog, Great Spruce Head..., 1954

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Spruce trees in fog, Great Spruce Head..., 1954

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Hillside of Bare Trees, Evan's Notch, Maine, 1961

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Hillside of Bare Trees, Evan's Notch, Maine, 1961

Sale Date: May 15, 2021

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Maple leaves and pine needles, Tamworth, New , 1956

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Maple leaves and pine needles, Tamworth, New , 1956

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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Coyote Gulch, Escalante River, 1971

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Coyote Gulch, Escalante River, 1971

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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Sculptured rock, Marble Canyon, Arizona, 1967

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Sculptured rock, Marble Canyon, Arizona, 1967

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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Red osier, near Great Barrington,..., 1957

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Red osier, near Great Barrington,..., 1957

Sale Date: May 12, 2021

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Portfolio One: The Seasons (five of the..., 1963

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Portfolio One: The Seasons (five of the..., 1963

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Mt. Baker, Washington (from Western..., 1975

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Mt. Baker, Washington (from Western..., 1975

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Cactus Blossoms, Big Bend, Texas, 1988

Eliot Porter

Cactus Blossoms, Big Bend, Texas, 1988

Sale Date: April 14, 2021

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Tesuque, 1969

Eliot Porter

Tesuque, 1969

Sale Date: April 10, 2021

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Chipping Sparrow, Great Spruce Head Island,..., 1971

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Chipping Sparrow, Great Spruce Head Island,..., 1971

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Portfolio One: The Seasons (complete..., 1951–1961

Eliot Porter

Portfolio One: The Seasons (complete..., 1951–1961

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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