Fairfield Porter

(American, 1907–1975)

Fairfield Porter was an American artist who produced representational paintings during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism. Porter viewed his practice as a marriage between the intimiste depictions of everyday life by Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard, with the lush paint handling of his friend Willem de Kooning. The artist’s ability to simplify light into shapes of color, is highlighted in his painting Island Farmhouse (1969). “Subject matter must be normal in the sense that it does not appear sought after, so much as simply happening to one,” he once remarked. Born on June 10, 1907 in Winnetka, IL, Porter studied fine art at Harvard University before continuing his education at the Art Students League in New York. During his early years in the city, Porter befriended influential poets such as Frank O’Hara, James Schuyler, and John Ashbery, as well as the painters Jane Freilicher and Alex Katz. Porter was a critic as well as an artist, and regularly contributed reviews to art magazines as well essays to The Nation. He died on September 17, 1975 in Southampton, NY. Today, the artist's works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, among others.

Fairfield Porter Artworks

Fairfield Porter (737 results)

Trees in Bloom, 1975

Fairfield Porter

Trees in Bloom, 1975

Debra Force Fine Art

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Monument Mountain from Ingleside Cottage, 1974

Fairfield Porter

Monument Mountain from Ingleside Cottage, 1974

Center for Figurative Painting

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The Plane Tree, 1957

Fairfield Porter

The Plane Tree, 1957

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Daffodils and Pear Tree, 1973

Fairfield Porter

Daffodils and Pear Tree, 1973

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

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Untitled

Fairfield Porter

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Skiff, 1970

Fairfield Porter

Center for Figurative Painting

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Peak Island and Lobster Boat, 1968

Fairfield Porter

Peak Island and Lobster Boat, 1968

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

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Marina Scene, ca. 1960

Fairfield Porter

Marina Scene, ca. 1960

Robert Funk Fine Art

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Winter Landscape (Snow), 1958–1961

Fairfield Porter

Winter Landscape (Snow), 1958–1961

Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

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Wild Roses, 1961

Fairfield Porter

Wild Roses, 1961

Sale Date: May 8, 2024

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New York Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

New York Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Keelin Before the Reflected View No. 2, 1972

Fairfield Porter

Keelin Before the Reflected View No. 2, 1972

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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White Boats, 1961

Fairfield Porter

White Boats, 1961

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Untitled, 1960

Fairfield Porter

Untitled, 1960

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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Wild Roses, 1964

Fairfield Porter

Wild Roses, 1964

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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New York Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

New York Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Seascape, 1974

Fairfield Porter

Seascape, 1974

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Double Portrait (Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Hardie), 1970

Fairfield Porter

Double Portrait (Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Hardie), 1970

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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New York Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

New York Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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New York Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

New York Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Blue Sunrise

Fairfield Porter

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Oreton Clark House, Amherst College, 1970

Fairfield Porter

Oreton Clark House, Amherst College, 1970

Sale Date: November 17, 2023

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New York Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

New York Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Apple Blossoms I, 1974

Fairfield Porter

Apple Blossoms I, 1974

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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