Just some paintings I thought some of you may like, or already know of, from Fairfield Porter.










Last edited by Oo Bop Sh'bam (2012-04-29 04:16:18)
Cool stuff Rob, loving the last one. Quite a charming style really.
Bit like Hockney's when he went West.
Fairfield must have been a big influence on him, idyllic stuff really.
Cheers, never heard of him. From what I see, he must have been a realist painter in the middle of the abstract movement. I wonder if there is an sort of "message" or meaning. At first I thought it was some sort of Rockwell for the privileged, but it obviously it is not that easy. His style really has something, I guess that is what gives the paintings that plus compared to mere portraits. Thanks for showing, wil google him a bit.
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I was surprised there hasn't been a mention of him here, or on Ivy Style, I thought this'd be right up Chens' street. I only tripped over it, because whilst I was searching Warhol covers, this painting came up, which is a portrait of him and a friend by Fairfield. 
Oo Bop Sh'bam wrote:
I was surprised there hasn't been a mention of him here, or on Ivy Style, I thought this'd be right up Chens' street. I only tripped over it, because whilst I was searching Warhol covers, this painting came up, which is a portrait of him and a friend by Fairfield.
http://www.warholstars.org/andy-warhol-ted-carey.jpg
I guess he is not well-known enough, wasn't as famous as other American artists in his time and died in '75. That will have kept him below the radar of most. Let's see if he turns up elsewhere. ![]()
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Thanks Axe!
How beautiful is that? I wonder if there is anyone doing prints of his. 
Didn't know WM had sat for him...
THAW !!!! wrote:
How beautiful is that? I wonder if there is anyone doing prints of his.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sNq7hTbouIs/U … mherst.jpg
This is indeed rather splendid, its the cars at the bottom that gives this painting an edge.
THAW !!!! wrote:
Didn't know WM had sat for him...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mfMRTBDpgkM/S … porter.jpg
Wasn't aware WM knew the queen either?