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)

Ocean Landscape* Abstract Landscapes, 1960

Fairfield Porter

Ocean Landscape* Abstract Landscapes, 1960

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Rocky Shore, 1930–1940

Fairfield Porter

Rocky Shore, 1930–1940

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Three watercolor landscape studies, 1930–1940

Fairfield Porter

Three watercolor landscape studies, 1930–1940

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Landscape with a Field, 1930–1940

Fairfield Porter

Landscape with a Field, 1930–1940

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Landscape with Trees, 1930–1940

Fairfield Porter

Landscape with Trees, 1930–1940

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Play Time

Fairfield Porter

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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South Meadow

Fairfield Porter

Sale Date: September 13, 2020

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Ocean I (Second State), 1973

Fairfield Porter

Ocean I (Second State), 1973

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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HARBOR BEACH, 1968

Fairfield Porter

HARBOR BEACH, 1968

Sale Date: June 26, 2020

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The Table., 1971

Fairfield Porter

The Table., 1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Study for Street Scene., 1969

Fairfield Porter

Study for Street Scene., 1969

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Sixth Avenue I., 1971

Fairfield Porter

Sixth Avenue I., 1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Apple Blossoms II * Apple Blossoms III., 1974

Fairfield Porter

Apple Blossoms II * Apple Blossoms III., 1974

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Girl in the Woods., 1971

Fairfield Porter

Girl in the Woods., 1971

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Fairfield Porter

"Broadway", 1972

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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South Meadow, 1972

Fairfield Porter

South Meadow, 1972

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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The Table, 1971

Fairfield Porter

The Table, 1971

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Isle au Haut, 1975

Fairfield Porter

Isle au Haut, 1975

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Girl in the Woods, 1971

Fairfield Porter

Girl in the Woods, 1971

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Apple Blossoms II, 1974

Fairfield Porter

Apple Blossoms II, 1974

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Ocean II (The Gale), 1974

Fairfield Porter

Ocean II (The Gale), 1974

Sale Date: May 2, 2020

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Street Scene, 1969

Fairfield Porter

Street Scene, 1969

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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South Meadow, 1972

Fairfield Porter

South Meadow, 1972

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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