For sale is one of two original Fairfield Porter signed and numbered lithographs that we are selling here in our eBay store.

The lithograph in this sale comes to us via Stair Galleries in Hudson New York. This piece was part of the Wilkes University art collection in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. 

We are on sure of the title of this lithograph. It was designated "Interior with Desk"

It is circa 1960's in age(probably 1963 when he did numerous black and white lithographs)

This is a limited edition lithograph with this being number 32/85 in the edition. 

We also own and have for sale number 58/85 in this edition in our eBay store.

This lithograph is signed and numbered in pencil by the artist on the bottom.

Our sale is for the lithograph (attached to matting) only. We will ship it in the current frame for protection however the frame is in poor condition and this piece should be re-framed professionally in a better frame. There is no glass

Condition: Overall good. Lithograph is laid down to mat board. Some slight paper tone.

Please see all pictures as they are a very important part of our description

Measurements 

Frame - 20 1/2" x 16"

Sight - 13 1/4" x 9"

Lithograph - 10" x 14"

Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois. A realistic artist, he is best known for his landscapes and sunlit views of interiors, although he also did portraits and still lifes. His work is often described as modernized American impressionist.

In addition to receiving a degree from Harvard University, he took formal art 

training from 1928 to 1930, and studied with Boardman Robinson and Thomas 

Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York City. Later, in 1949, he moved to Southampton, Long Island, where he painted images that reflected his comfortable life as a country dweller, and his appreciation of the effects of nature. 

Porter combined a soft, pastel palette with a broad brushstroke. Subjects were suburban and without obvious problems, similar to the content of other realists of his time, such as Larry Rivers and Alex Katz. 

Porter makes no attempt at perfect representation and will insert objects such as lopsided bottles and awkward figures, which are clearly planned to contribute to the overall structure of the painting. His works of portraiture included many famous subjects, such as Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol and the poet John Ashbery. 

In addition to his work as an artist, Porter was also a writer, publishing art 

critiques in major art journals throughout the 1940s and 1950s, as well as a 

monograph about Thomas Eakins in 1959.