Post War & Contemporary Art 
24 May 2022
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Post War & Contemporary Art 
Fairfield Porter, Interior by Electric Light - Image 1 of 3
Fairfield Porter, Interior by Electric Light - Image 2 of 3
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Fairfield Porter 1907–1975

Interior by Electric Light

1966
oil on Masonite 20 h × 18 w in (51 × 46 cm)
estimate: $70,000–90,000
result: $212,500
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Signed and dated to lower right ‘Fairfield Porter 66’. Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Interior by Electric Light 1966 F Porter’.
provenance: Tibor de Nagy, New York | Private Collection | Thence by descent

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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Art is in a race with its interpretation. Since the Impressionists got ahead of the audience [...] criticism, in its attempt to keep up, has sometimes got ahead of the artists. The painter who looks for a subject, or doubts his role, has fallen behind in the race.

Fairfield Porter

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