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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 20, 2014 | Sotheby's | New York | American Art | 34 | $****** - ****** | The Cliffs of Isle Au Haut |
paintings
182.9 x 157.5 cm (72.01 x 62.01 in)
oil on canvas
signed Fairfield Porter and dated 74 (lower right); also signed Fairfield Porter and titled The Cliffs of Isle au Haut on the stretcher
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1977
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