Fairfield Porter
American · 1907–1975 · Painter, Printmaker
Fairfield Porter was an American painter and art critic. He was the fourth of five children of James Porter, an architect, and Ruth Furness Porter, a poet from a literary… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Yawl in the ChannelBonhams · $725,313≈ £513,532≈ €594,372Sign up to see
IndoorsRago Auctions · $441,000≈ £355,903≈ €409,129Sign up to see
Interior by Electric LightRago Auctions · $212,500≈ £169,986≈ €198,228Sign up to see
Fairfield Porter’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 9 | 82% | $208kSign up | $125kSign up | $725kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 9 | 82% | $208kSign up | $125kSign up | $725kSign up |
| Works on paper | 18 | 15 | 83% | $7.5kSign up | $3kSign up | $31.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 9 | 90% | $10.4kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $31.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 6 | 75% | $3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 62 | 62 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 60 | 60 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3kSign up | $1kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.