Two Centuries: American Art
Two Centuries: American Art
Fairfield Porter
Broadway South of Union Square, New York
Lot Closed
October 6, 06:48 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Fairfield Porter
1907 - 1975
Broadway South of Union Square, New York
oil on paper
sheet: 17 by 13 ½ inches (43.8 by 34.3 cm)
framed: 26 ¾ by 22 ½ inches (67.9 by 57.2 cm)
Executed in 1975.
We wish to thank Katharine Porter for her assistance in cataloging this lot.
The artist
Jim Della Volpe, New York (gift from the above)
Sold: Artnet Auctions, New York, June 16, 2010, lot 27360
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Jim Della Volpe, New York (gift from the above)
Sold: Artnet Auctions, New York, June 16, 2010, lot 27360
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
After returning home from his European travels in 1967, Fairfield Porter focused on capturing scenes of New York City. As is depicted in the present work, he often rendered the city’s famed skyscrapers suffused with a characteristically warm light.