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)

Rock Eroded Stream Bed, Coyote Gulch, Utah

Eliot Porter

Rock Eroded Stream Bed, Coyote Gulch, Utah"..., 1971

Sale Date: January 19, 2020

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North of Taos, New Mexico, 1948

Eliot Porter

North of Taos, New Mexico, 1948

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Image from the China Portfolio, 1980

Eliot Porter

Image from the China Portfolio, 1980

Sale Date: November 20, 2019

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Shadbush, Near Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1957

Eliot Porter

Shadbush, Near Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1957

Sale Date: October 16, 2019

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A portfolio entitled Western Landscapes, 1988

Eliot Porter

A portfolio entitled Western Landscapes, 1988

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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Maple Sapling, N.H., from

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Maple Sapling, N.H., from "In Wildness is..., 1953

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Colorful Trees, Newfound Gap Road, Great..., 1967

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Colorful Trees, Newfound Gap Road, Great..., 1967

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Redbud Trees in Bottomland, Near Red River..., 1968

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Redbud Trees in Bottomland, Near Red River..., 1968

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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North of Taos, New Mexico, 1948

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North of Taos, New Mexico, 1948

Sale Date: October 4, 2019

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Georgia O’Keeffe and Head of O’Keeffe by..., 1945

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Georgia O’Keeffe and Head of O’Keeffe by..., 1945

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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River Edge at Sunset, Below Piute Rapids,..., 1962

Eliot Porter

River Edge at Sunset, Below Piute Rapids,..., 1962

Sale Date: September 18, 2019

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River Edge at Sunset, Below Piute Rapids,..., 1962

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River Edge at Sunset, Below Piute Rapids,..., 1962

Sale Date: July 17, 2019

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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: June 19, 2019

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Eliot Porter and Ellen Auerbach

"Oaxaca, San Felipe", Mexico, 1956

Sale Date: May 29, 2019

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A portfolio entitled Western Landscapes, 1988

Eliot Porter

A portfolio entitled Western Landscapes, 1988

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Apples, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, 1942

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Apples, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, 1942

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Portfolio One: The Seasons (nine photographs), 1963

Eliot Porter

Portfolio One: The Seasons (nine photographs), 1963

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Redbud Trees in Bottom Land, Red River..., 1968

Eliot Porter

Redbud Trees in Bottom Land, Red River..., 1968

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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A Group of Five Landscapes from the portfolio...

Eliot Porter

A Group of Five Landscapes from the portfolio...

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Bamboo forest, China * Scene in China, 1980–1984

Eliot Porter

Bamboo forest, China * Scene in China, 1980–1984

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Asters and Raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, 1970

Eliot Porter

Asters and Raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, 1970

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Maple Sapling, N.H., from

Eliot Porter

Maple Sapling, N.H., from "In Wildness is..., 1953

Sale Date: February 7, 2019

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Portfolio One: The Seasons (nine photographs), 1963

Eliot Porter

Portfolio One: The Seasons (nine photographs), 1963

Sale Date: January 16, 2019

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Eliot Porter: Western Landscapes (portfolio of 12)

Eliot Porter

Eliot Porter: Western Landscapes (portfolio of 12)

Sale Date: December 13, 2018

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