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Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

44¼ by 30¼ in.

Edition:

Executed in 1953.

Description:

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Markings:

Fairfield Porter

Condition:

The canvas is unlined and tacked to contemporary stretchers with linen covering the extreme edges. The work appears to be slightly dirty and there are scattered small pindots of surface accretion. Under UV: The work retains an uneven varnish. While some pigments fluoresce, these appear to be the artist's original work. Framed Dimensions: 49 by 35 in. (124.5 by 88.9 cm.)

Literature:

John T. Spike, Fairfield Porter: An American Classic, New York, 1992, n.p., illustrated Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels, New York, 2001, no. L163, p. 136, illustrated

Provenance:

[with] Tibor de Nagy, New York Edith Schloss (the sitter, gifted directly from the artist) [with] Salander O’Reilly Galleries, New York Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, 1984 The Charles & Marcia McCrae Family Collection, Pennsylvania (acquired from the above) Acquired by descent from the above to the present owner