Fairfield Porter Art
American, 1907-1975
Fairfield Porter was an American painter and critic whose work brought a modern, painterly freshness to representational art at a time when abstraction dominated the mid-20th-century art world. Born on June 10, 1907, in Winnetka, Illinois, Porter studied at Harvard University before training at the Art Students League in New York, where he developed a lifelong interest in both painting and writing.
Working primarily in New York City and on Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, Porter created intimate portraits, domestic interiors, and coastal landscapes that reflected the people and places closest to him. His style combined the immediacy of Impressionism with the structure and clarity of modernism, characterized by lush color harmonies, confident brushwork, and a quiet observational sensitivity.
Alongside his painting, Porter was an influential art critic, contributing thoughtful essays to Art News, The Nation, and other publications. He championed representational painters during a period when Abstract Expressionism held sway, helping to broaden critical appreciation for figurative art. Porter continued to paint and write until his death on September 18, 1975, leaving behind a body of work celebrated for its warmth, clarity, and deeply personal vision.to
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Artist: Fairfield Porter
Still Life
By Fairfield Porter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Still Life, 1959
Oil on canvas
31 1/16 x 21 15/16 inches (78.9 x 55.72 cm)
Framed dimensions: 39 1/2 x 29 3/8 inches
Signed and dated lower left: Fairfield Porter 1959
Provenance
Ti...
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Materials
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$185,000
New York City Street Scene (L.18), Fairfield Porter
By Fairfield Porter
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Title: Street Scene (L.18)
Year: 1969
Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper
Edition: 69/100, plus proofs
Size: 22.25 x 30 inches
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Lithograph
$2,396 Sale Price
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New York City, Modern Lithograph by Fairfield Porter
By Fairfield Porter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fairfield Porter, American (1907 - 1975)
Title: Untitled (NYC)
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100
Size: 22 in. x 30 in....
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Boat Scene
By Fairfield Porter
Located in Miami, FL
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work is unframed
Signed by artist in pencil, lower right verso.
Property from the estate of Anne E. C. Porter, with the estate stamp, verso.
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1950s American Impressionist Fairfield Porter Art
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Watercolor, Paper
STREET SCENE
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Porter, Fairfield. STREET SCENE. Lithograph in colors, 1969. Edition of 100, signed in pencil and numbered 84/100. 22 1/4 x 30 inches, handsomely framed ...
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1960s American Modern Fairfield Porter Art
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