Fairfield Porter

Island Beach

Found at Christies, New York
American Art, Lot 24
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2021
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 437.500 USD
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975)
Island Beach
signed and dated 'Fairfield Porter 1961' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60.9 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1961.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.

This artwork by Fairfield Porter achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2021. In the American Art auction, the work Island Beach sold for USD 437,500.00 (€ 387,614.07) - well above the upper estimate of USD 250,000.00. Admittedly, works by Fairfield Porter have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Schooner II in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 1,932,500.00 (€ 1,655,955.44).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Fairfield Porter erzielte im November 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit Island Beach für USD 437.500,00 (€ 387.614,07) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 250.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Fairfield Porter auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Schooner II im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.932.500,00 (€ 1.655.955,44).

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