Sale 1205
New York
|
4 March 2003
Property of A NEW ENGLAND ESTATE
Price realised
USD 21,510
Estimate
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) View of the Barred Islands signed 'Fairfield Porter' (lower right) oil on masonite 18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.4 cm.)
Provenance
Gift of the artist. By descent in the family to the present owners.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Literature
J. Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, no. L525, p. 218
Executed in 1965. The Barred Islands are a chain of barren islets a half-mile away from Great Spruce Head Island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Great Spruce Head Island was purchased by James Porter, the artist's father, in 1912. Fairfield Porter summered on Great Spruce Head Island throughout his lifetime.
Pre-Lot Text
As an iconic 1972 model is offered online, we explain why this pioneering steel sports watch is so prized by collectors
Socialite and reality TV star Mark-Francis Vandelli brings his unique sense of theatre to The Collector auctions