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Maker(s):Porter, Fairfield
Culture:American (1907-1975)
Title:Reykjavik, Iceland
Date Made:1924
Type:Painting
Materials:watercolor
Measurements:overall: 13 1/2 in x 23 in; 34.29 cm x 58.42 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Signed, dated and titled.
Accession Number:  HC 2007.6
Credit Line:Gift of the estate of Barbara Mettler courtesy of Robert Dodd, executor of the estate and Director of Barbara Mettler Trust.
Museum Collection:  Hampshire College Art Gallery
A coastal scene featuring a harbor with several boats in the foreground. In the background, there is a town with various buildings, some having distinct rooftops, and a mountain range visible in the distance. The sky displays soft clouds with a gradient of light blue to pink.

Description:
Fairfield Porter was an American painter, printmaker, and writer. For several decades he created portraits, domestic scenes, and landscapes of the places he lived in, all depicting a relaxed and comfortable world that seemed to mirror his own affluent, well-connected existence. This watercolor depicts a sea port in Reyjavik, Iceland.

Subjects:
Watercolor painting

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