Fairfield Porter


 
 

Fairfield Porter (June 10, 1907 - September 18, 1975) was an American painter and art critic.

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Largely self-taught, he produced representational work in the midst of the Abstract Expressionist movement.

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His subjects were primarily landscapes, domestic interiors and portraits of family, friends and fellow artists; many set in or around the family house on Spruce Head Island, Maine.

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His painterly vision which encompassed a fascination with nature and the ability to reveal extraordinariness in ordinary life was heavily indebted to the French painters Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. He said once, "When I paint, I think that what would satisfy me is to express what Bonnard said Renoir told him: make everything more beautiful."

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June 10: June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining....

1907: 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar)....

September 18: September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). There are 104 days remaining....


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