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Christie's is pleased to offer a selection of works from the prestigious and eclectic Prudential Foundation Art Collection. Consisting of Post-War and Contemporary Art, American Paintings, Photography and Prints, the collection is one of staggering breadth and depth, representing all media and an impressive cross section of artists of the past fifty years. Prudential displays the art at their various premises, creating an enriching and dynamic dialogue with employees and with clients. Highlights of the collection are masterpieces by Joan Mitchell, Philip Guston and Larry Bell.
Prudential remains committed to the arts and still retains the majority of their collection.
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Edge in the Afternoon
Details
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Edge in the Afternoon
signed and dated 'Fairfield Porter/1961' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 40 in. (114.3 x 101.6 cm.)
Edge in the Afternoon
signed and dated 'Fairfield Porter/1961' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 40 in. (114.3 x 101.6 cm.)
Provenance
With Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York.
Museum of Modern Art Rental Program.
With Knoedler Gallery, New York.
Museum of Modern Art Rental Program.
With Knoedler Gallery, New York.
Literature
J. Ludman, "Checklist of the Paintings by Fairfield Porter," Fairfield Porter: An American Classic, New York, 1992, p. 290.
J. Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, p. 175, no. L321, illustrated.
J. Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, p. 175, no. L321, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Fairfield Porter, January 2-27, 1962.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Fairfield Porter, February 22-March 31, 1967.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, Fairfield Porter, February 22-March 31, 1967.