# Fairfield Porter - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T01:35:52.660Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 301
- Lots with prices: 239
- First auction date: 2002-02-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-28
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $20 to $2,843,000

## Market Takeaway
Fairfield Porter shows deep auction liquidity with 301 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $900 and $25,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 27.2% (65 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.7% (90 sales)
- $10,000\+: 35.1% (84 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 28
- Recent 12 months median: $1,200
- Previous 12 months median: $1,300
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-28
- Days since latest sale: 21
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 79 lots
- Sotheby's: 28 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 16 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 14 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 14 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 12 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 10 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 9 lots
- STAIR: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-01 | Fairfield Porter Oil on Canvas Painting | Davis Brothers Auction | $5,000
2. 2022-07-10 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(NY/IL, 1907\-1975\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $550
3. 2026-01-28 | Fairfield Porter, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $19,000
4. 2025-11-16 | Fairfield Porter \(1907\-1975\), Lithograph | Locati LLC | $1,500
5. 2025-11-16 | Fairfield Porter \(1907\-1975\), Lithograph | Locati LLC | $650
6. 2025-11-14 | Fairfield Porter, Street Scene | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $800
7. 2025-11-09 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(NY/IL, 1907\-1975\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $1,200
8. 2025-10-23 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(New York/Illinois, 1907\-1975\), "Truro", 1972., Pencil on paper, 9" x 11.25". Framed 13.75" x 15.75". | Eldred's | $400
9. 2025-08-16 | Fairfield Porter \(Am. 1907\-1975\), "Hymn to Life" 1974, Watercolor on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $4,500
10. 2025-08-13 | FAIRFIELD PORTER, NEW YORK CITY STREET, LITHOGRAPH ON ARCHES | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fairfield-porter-new-york-city-street-lithograph-on-arches-1077-c-d494210a61
11. 2025-07-23 | Fairfield Porter, New York Street Scene | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,100
12. 2025-05-22 | Fairfield Porter, Elizabeth Porter and Bruno | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,600
13. 2025-05-15 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(1907\-1975\). A Short Walk. oil on canvas62 x 48 in. \(157.5 | Christie's | $441,000
14. 2025-05-13 | Fairfield Porter, New York Street Scene | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,200
15. 2025-04-17 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(1907\-1975\). Still Life with Flower Basket, Shells, Scisso | Christie's | $56,700
16. 2025-04-17 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(1907\-1975\). Maine Coast. oil on canvas20 x 36 ½ in. \(50.8 | Christie's | N/A
17. 2025-04-17 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(1907\-1975\). South Meadow, Afternoon. oil on masonite24 x | Christie's | $189,000
18. 2025-04-12 | FAIRFIELD PORTER 'THE DOG AT THE DOOR' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $675
19. 2025-04-03 | Fairfield Porter, Sixth Avenue I | Wright | $1,000
20. 2025-04-03 | Fairfield Porter, Isle au Haut | Wright | $1,100
21. 2025-04-03 | Fairfield Porter, Apple Blossoms III | Wright | $1,100
22. 2025-03-29 | Fairfield Porter \(Am. 1907\-1975\), Ocean I, 1973, Color lithograph, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $1,200
23. 2025-03-06 | FAIRFIELD PORTER \(1907 \- 1975\) Study for "Interior". | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
24. 2025-01-31 | Fairfield Porter \(American, 1907\-1975\) Study of a Seated Woman | Bonhams | $1,300

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