Katie on Sofa.
Title |
Katie on Sofa. |
Creator |
Porter, Fairfield (American painter and lithographer, 1907-1975) |
Date |
1959 |
Cultural Context |
American North American |
Style/Period |
Modern (styles and periods) |
Subject |
Portraits Girls Leisure Domestic life Sofas Couches Pillows Chairs Houses Interiors Windows Draperies Light Shadows |
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) |
Material |
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas |
Measurements |
25 1/4 x 25 1/4" |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) |
Inscription |
Bottom right corner: artist's signature and date. |
Work Type |
Paintings Oil paintings Portrait paintings Portraits |
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). |
Rights |
Photo credit: Courtesy Hirschl and Adler Modern, New York. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 767-14.jpg |
Rating |
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