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.
 

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Fairfield Porter (737 results)
The Christmas tree, 1971

Fairfield Porter

The Christmas tree, 1971

Sale Date: March 19, 2011

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Broadway, 1972

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Broadway, 1972

Sale Date: April 5, 2011

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Ocean II (The gale), 1974

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Ocean II (The gale), 1974

Sale Date: April 5, 2011

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The dog at the door (Boo boo at the door), 1971

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The dog at the door (Boo boo at the door), 1971

Sale Date: April 5, 2011

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Untitled (NYC), 1970

Fairfield Porter

Untitled (NYC), 1970

Sale Date: January 13, 2009

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Untitled - NYC, 1970

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Untitled - NYC, 1970

Sale Date: March 26, 2009

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Untitled (NYC), 1970

Fairfield Porter

Untitled (NYC), 1970

Sale Date: January 28, 2010

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Untitled (NYC), 1970

Fairfield Porter

Untitled (NYC), 1970

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Untitled (NYC), 1970

Fairfield Porter

Untitled (NYC), 1970

Sale Date: February 3, 2011

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New York street - No standing, 1971

Fairfield Porter

New York street - No standing, 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2010

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Northwest wind

Fairfield Porter

Northwest wind

Sale Date: March 3, 2011

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View with sailboat, 1966

Fairfield Porter

View with sailboat, 1966

Sale Date: March 3, 2011

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South meadow, 1972

Fairfield Porter

South meadow, 1972

Sale Date: January 28, 2011

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Wild primrose, 1961

Fairfield Porter

Wild primrose, 1961

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Flowers on a table, 1966

Fairfield Porter

Flowers on a table, 1966

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Farmhouse, Southampton, 1966

Fairfield Porter

Farmhouse, Southampton, 1966

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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View of Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1968

Fairfield Porter

View of Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1968

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Rooftops (+ Untitled (study), verso), 1948

Fairfield Porter

Rooftops (+ Untitled (study), verso), 1948

Sale Date: November 18, 2010

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Street scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

Street scene, 1969

Sale Date: November 18, 2010

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Reflection

Fairfield Porter

Reflection

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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New York City skyline with Central Park

Fairfield Porter

New York City skyline with Central Park

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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Maine interior, 1955–1960

Fairfield Porter

Maine interior, 1955–1960

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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The ocean no.1, 1973

Fairfield Porter

The ocean no.1, 1973

Sale Date: September 21, 2010

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The Christmas tree, 1971

Fairfield Porter

The Christmas tree, 1971

Sale Date: September 21, 2010

Auction Closed

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