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Fairfield Porter 1907 - 1975
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Fairfield Porter
- The Dog at the Door
- signed Fairfield Porter and dated 69 (lower right); also titled The Dog at the Door and dated 1969 on the reverse
- oil on masonite
- 22 by 18 inches
- (55.9 by 45.7 cm)
Provenance
Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York
Knoedler Gallery, New York
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1979
Knoedler Gallery, New York
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1979
Exhibited
Cold Spring Harbor, New York, Fairfield Porter, August-September 1973, no. 13
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum; Flushing, New York, Queens Museum; Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair Art Museum, Fairfield Porter Retrospective Exhibition, December 1974-April 1975, p. 8, no. 29
Portland, Maine, Barridoff Galleries, Fairfield Porter, July-September 1979, no. 28
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum; Flushing, New York, Queens Museum; Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair Art Museum, Fairfield Porter Retrospective Exhibition, December 1974-April 1975, p. 8, no. 29
Portland, Maine, Barridoff Galleries, Fairfield Porter, July-September 1979, no. 28
Literature
Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints, Westbury, New York, 1981, p. 92
Edgar Allen Beem, "People and Things Connected," Maine Art Now, 1990, p. 28
Joan Ludman, "Checklist of Paintings by Fairfield Porter," Fairfield Porter: An American Classic, New York, 1992, p. 299
Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, no. L691, p. 254
Edgar Allen Beem, "People and Things Connected," Maine Art Now, 1990, p. 28
Joan Ludman, "Checklist of Paintings by Fairfield Porter," Fairfield Porter: An American Classic, New York, 1992, p. 299
Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, no. L691, p. 254
Condition
This painting is in very good condition. Under UV: there is one small dash of inpainting in the upper center in the sky, one small dash of inpainting in the lower right corner above the signature, two small spots in the sky at center right, and one small spot in the distant landscape along the right side.
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
Edgar Allen Beem writes, "Dog at the Door is a well-known painting and one infused with a seductive, summery calm...Dog at the Door employs a skillful use of white...It is a painting which provides the viewer who needs a narrative explanation with a great many story possibilities, but it needs none to succeed" ("People and Things Connection," Maine Art Now, 1990, p. 28).