Fairfield Porter Flowers. 45 7 x 63 5 cm classification. Fairfield porter was at the forefront of post war representational painters who struggled for recognition during the heyday of abstract expressionism although a realist in subject matter porter not only admired and championed the abstract work of his friend willem de kooning but also himself gravitated to the inherent abstraction found in nature.
He was the fourth of five children of james porter an architect and ruth furness porter a poet from a literary family. 45 7 x 63 5 cm classification. Fairfield porter june 10 1907 september 18 1975 was an american painter and art critic.
Fairfield porter june 10 1907 september 18 1975 was an american painter and art critic.
20 x 19 1 2 50 6 x 49 5 cm. Fairfield porter was an american artist who produced representational paintings during the heyday of abstract expressionism. View fairfield porter s 603 artworks on artnet. Fairfield porter was at the forefront of post war representational painters who struggled for recognition during the heyday of abstract expressionism although a realist in subject matter porter not only admired and championed the abstract work of his friend willem de kooning but also himself gravitated to the inherent abstraction found in nature.
