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FAIRFIELD PORTER | Portrait of Don Cord
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Fairfield Porter
- Portrait of Don Cord
- signed Fairfield Porter and dated 67 (upper right)
- oil on canvas
- 26 by 19 inches
- (66 by 48.3 cm)
Provenance
[with]Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York
Don Cord (the sitter), New York
[with]Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York
Private collection, circa 1980
By descent to the present owners, 1997
Don Cord (the sitter), New York
[with]Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York
Private collection, circa 1980
By descent to the present owners, 1997
Exhibited
New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Fairfield Porter: Paintings and Drawings, December 1992-January 1993, no. 15
New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Fairfiield Porter: Things as They Are, October-December 2016
New York, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Fairfiield Porter: Things as They Are, October-December 2016
Literature
Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, no. L592, p. 233, illustrated
Condition
The canvas is unlined and there is minor frame abrasion at extreme edges. There are stretcher bar marks at the left and right edges. Under UV: there is inpainting to frame abrasion at the bottom edge, a few pindots in the upper left quadrant and a dot in the middle of the man's shirt.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The subject of this portrait, Don Orlando Cord, was an art dealer and friend of Fairfield Porter.