Katie on Sofa.
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Title |
Katie on Sofa. |
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Creator |
Porter, Fairfield (American painter and lithographer, 1907-1975) |
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Date |
1959 |
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Cultural Context |
American
North American |
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Style/Period |
Modern (styles and periods) |
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Subject |
Portraits
Girls
Leisure
Domestic life
Sofas
Couches
Pillows
Chairs
Houses
Interiors
Windows
Draperies
Light
Shadows |
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Description |
"Within the same generation as the Expressionist [Alice] Neel was the rather Post-Impressionist Fairfield Porter, who painted radiant, grandly composed intimist pictures that, albeit thoroughly American, seem aesthetically and spiritually at one with the calm, coloristic art of Vuillard and Bonnard. Commenting on his luminous environments, Porter said: 'I was never one to paint space. I paint air.' […] Happy to work in the traditional genres of still life, landscape, and interior, as well as portraiture, Porter was convinced that the uncommon could be found in the commonplace, that 'the extraordinary is everywhere.'" (Excerpt, p. 592) |
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Material |
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Paint
Canvas |
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Measurements |
25 1/4 x 25 1/4" |
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Technique |
Painting (image-making) |
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Inscription |
Bottom right corner: artist's signature and date. |
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Work Type |
Paintings
Oil paintings
Portrait paintings
Portraits |
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Source |
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 3rd ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. (p.596, col.pl.271). |
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Rights |
Photo credit: Courtesy Hirschl and Adler Modern, New York. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 767-14.jpg |
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Rating |
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