Charles Ethan Porter Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Ethan Porter Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 09, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter (American 1847-1923)
Est: $800 - $1,400
Charles Ethan Porter (American 1847-1923) Study of Chrysanthemum Flowers Oil on canvas Signed lower right "C.E. Porter" 23" x 14" Condition: surface grime, some undulation, craquelure
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Nov. 09, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter (American 1847-1923)
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American 1847-1923) Floral still life of white and pink roses in a vase Oil on canvas Signed lower right "C.E. Porter" 24" x 20" Condition: surface grime, some undulation, drip marks, paint loss to leaves, craquelure
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Oct. 24, 2024
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER, American 1847-1923, Still Life with Pineapple, Jar and Apples, oil on canvas, 14 x 22 1/4 in. (35.6 x 56.5 cm.), Frame: 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (57.2 x 77.5 x 8.9 cm.)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER American, 1847-1923 Still Life with Pineapple, Jar and Apples oil on canvas signed lower right "CE Porter"
Shannon's
Oct. 24, 2024
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER, American 1847-1923, Still Life with Pitcher, Orange and Nuts (or Broken Crock and Nuts), oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.), Frame: 17 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 2 in. (45.1 x 55.2 x 5.1 cm.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER American, 1847-1923 Still Life with Pitcher, Orange and Nuts (or Broken Crock and Nuts) oil on canvas signed lower right "CE. Porter"
Shannon's
Oct. 13, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter (Am. 1847-1923), Woodland Scene, Oil on canvas, framed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Charles Ethan Porter (Am. 1847-1923) Woodland Scene Oil on canvas, framed Signed l.r. 21" x 17 1/16" actual, 27 1/4" x 23 1/4" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Oct. 03, 2024
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (1847 - 1923) Chrysanthemums.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (1847 - 1923) Chrysanthemums. Oil on linen canvas, circa 1881-1883. 355x435 mm; 14x17⅛ inches. Signed in oil, lower left. Provenance: the estate of Constance E. Clayton, Philadelphia. Chrysanthemums is an excellent example of the floral still life painting of Charles Ethan Porter, and was likely made during or shortly after his brief but important Paris period. In 1881, Porter moved to Paris for approximately two years, where he enrolled at the École Nationale Superiéure des Arts Décoratifs before studying at the Académie Julian, like many American painters. While he unsuccessfully attempted to show his work in the Salon, his still life paintings were infused with a realism greatly influenced by Henri Fantin-Latour's lush still life painting. With Paris's growing fascination with Japanese art and culture, the Asian chrysanthemum had also became a popular flower and painting subject. Helen K. Fusscas in The Paintings of Charles Ethan Porter notes how Porter's large, flourished signature with the independent marks in the capital "E" dates to paintings made between 1881-1883. Fusscas pp. 51-52.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 30, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), oil on canvas, floral still life with a variety of flower species, signed "C. E. Porter" lower right, various inscriptions verso, wear consistent with age, including waving ...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), oil on canvas, floral still life with a variety of flower species, signed "C. E. Porter" lower right, various inscriptions verso, wear consistent with age, including waving of canvas, ss: 8 1/8" h. x 9 1/2" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Sep. 30, 2024
+Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), "Snipsic Lake, Rockville, CT (aka Shenipsit Lake)", oil on canvas, depicts a calm summer day landscape, curved beach in foreground leading to a peninsula with small upcropp...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
+Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), "Snipsic Lake, Rockville, CT (aka Shenipsit Lake)", oil on canvas, depicts a calm summer day landscape, curved beach in foreground leading to a peninsula with small upcropping of trees at end, distant shoreline in background, signed "C. E. Porter" in red in lower right corner, contained in molded and gilded frame, wear consistent with age including toning and waving of canvas, frame with minor damages, ss: 11 1/2" h. x 14 1/2" w. [+Comes with two Charles Ethan Porter catalogs]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Jul. 23, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter. Tulip Still Life, oil
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
(American, 1847-1923) Oil on canvas, signed "CE Porter" lc, sight size: 21 3/4 x 15 in., framed size: 23 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.
Alex Cooper
Jun. 05, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
(Connecticut/New York, 1847-1923) Basket of Cherries, signed lower right 'C. E. Porter', oil on canvas, 14-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 18-1/4 x 18-1/4 in. Provenance: Paul W. Cooley, The Moyer Gallery (label verso); The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
May. 18, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847-1923, Floral Still Life
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847-1923 Floral Still Life oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches signed Provenance: a church in Glastonbury, CT
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847-1923, Roses in a Vase
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847-1923 Roses in a Vase oil on canvas 18-1/2 x 16 inches signed Provenance: a church in Glastonbury, CT
Black Art Auction
Apr. 14, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter, Floral Still Life
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923), floral still life in vase, oil on canvas, initialed CEP, 25" x 30", custom framed 30" x 35". Provenance: Riverview Rd, Glastonbury, Connecticut, to benefit a local church.
Kaminski Auctions
Apr. 14, 2024
Charles Ethan Porter, Still Life of Roses
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923), still life of roses in vase, oil on canvas, signed L/R, 18 1/2" x 16", framed 20" x 18". Provenance: Riverview Rd, Glastonbury, Connecticut, to benefit a local church.
Kaminski Auctions
Jan. 18, 2024
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (ATTRIBUTED), American 1847-1923, Bowl of Peonies, oil on canvas, 16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm.), Frame: 21 3/4 x 2 x 24 3/4 in. (55.2 x 5.1 x 62.9 cm.)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (ATTRIBUTED) American, 1847-1923 Bowl of Peonies oil on canvas unsigned
Shannon's
Nov. 18, 2023
Charles Ethan Porter
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
(New York/Connecticut, 1847-1923) Still Life With Apples, signed lower right "CE Porter", oil on canvas, 14 x 26 in.; fine period gilt wood frame, 25-3/4 x 36-1/2 in. Provenance: Wedding gift from artist to Lyman Griswold, 1899; by descent in family; Sold to benefit the Montreat College Scholarship Fund Note: African American artist Charles Ethan Porter is known to have painted a wide variety of subject matter, including portraits, nudes, and interiors, but his favorite was still life. He began his career exhibiting still lifes and returned to them his entire life, both fruit and flowers. However, for whatever reason, very few examples of Porter's work other than still life examples are known to exist today, making his work overall quite rare.
Brunk Auctions
Nov. 14, 2023
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER STILL LIFE, FLOWERS
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923, CT/NY) Still Life, Flowers. OOC. Signed LRHC. Provenance: Private Philadelphia Estate. Frame: 26.5" x 23.5" Scene: 21.5" x 18.5"
Ashcroft and Moore
May. 08, 2023
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847 - 1923), oil on canvas, floral still life, red, white and pink roses in green cylindrical vase signed lower right "C. E. Porter", framed, wear consistent with age including relined...
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847 - 1923), oil on canvas, floral still life, red, white and pink roses in green cylindrical vase signed lower right "C. E. Porter", framed, wear consistent with age including relined, inpainting or past restorations, ss: 19" x 15 3/8".
Winter Associates, Inc.
Jan. 19, 2023
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (1847-1923) Thistles oil on canvas 20 x 12 in. (50.8 x
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER (1847-1923) Thistles oil on canvas 20 x 12 in. (50.8 x 30.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 19, 2022
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847-1923, Still Life with Geraniums
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847-1923 Still Life with Geraniums c. 1880 oil on canvas 14 x 18 inches signed
Black Art Auction
Sep. 22, 2022
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER Still Life with Flowers.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER Still Life with Flowers. Oil on canvas board. 350x397 mm; 14x15 3/4 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Provenance: The Anthony and Davida Artis Collection of African-American Fine Art, Flint, Michigan; private collection, Chicago. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Porter (1847-1923) was a noted still life and floral painter. Porter was active from 1865 to 1915, both in New York and Hartford. In 1869, he was one of the first African Americans to study at the National Academy in New York. He later settled in Hartford where he befriended his neighbor, the famous author Mark Twain. Around 1881, after raising $1,000 from auctioning his paintings, Porter moved to Paris, where for approximately two years he enrolled at the École Nationale Superiéure des Arts Décoratifs before studying at the Académie Julian. While he unsuccessfully attempted to show his work at the Salon, his still life paintings were infused with a realism greatly influenced by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) and by his experimentation with plein air painting.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 23, 2022
Charles Ethan Porter Lilacs African American Still Life
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Charles Ethan Porter Lilacs African American Still Life, the 2nd of 2 Porters from the same Estate in this auction, oil on canvas, 19.1 x 23.1 inches, 0.9 inches deep for shipping calculations, signed lower right, unframed. Provenance: Hillsborough County, FL Estate, 2022, name withheld.
Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC
Jul. 23, 2022
Charles Ethan Porter Berries African American Still Life
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Charles Ethan Porter Berries African American Still Life, the 1st of 2 Porters from the same Estate in this auction, oil on canvas, 12.25 x 15 inches, 18 x 21.1 x 2.6 inches framed, signed lower right, gilt late Victorian frame molding. Provenance: Hillsborough County, FL Estate, 2022, name withheld.
Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC
Jun. 11, 2022
Attrib Charles Ethan Porter oil Basket of Roses
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Porter, attributed to Charles Ethan (American, 1847-1923), Basket of Roses Still Life, oil on canvas, signed C. E. Porter lower left, 23.75 x 19.25 inches, framed measuring 26.5 x 22 inches. Porter was one of the first African-Americans to exhibit at the National Academy of Design, Charles Porter specialized in fruit and floral still life painting and was active both in New York and Hartford, Connecticut. From 1869, he studied at the National Academy, and from 1881 to 1884 was in Paris before settling in Hartford, where he became a friend of Mark Twain. Porter was born in Hartford, the son of a laborer father and a mother who worked as a house maid. Life was hard—in addition to being poor, the family was to lose six children to illness and to war. Three of his older brothers had fought during the Civil War. While he was still young, the family had moved to the nearby village of Rockville, CT. Porter graduated from high school there in 1865, and in 1868 left for Wilbraham, MA to study art at the Wesleyan Academy (now the Wilbraham & Monson Academy). From 1869 to 1873 he was enrolled at the National Academy of Design, the first African-American admitted to the school. In 1873 Porter studied with portrait, genre and landscape artist Joseph Oriel Eaton. He maintained a studio in New York City during the winter and returned to Rockville in the spring, where he painted and taught art classes. In 1878 he opened a studio in Hartford, where his still-lives sold well among the upper middle class and nouveau rich that were moving to the rapidly growing city. It was in Hartford where Porter met and became friends with writer Mark Twain. Porter’s skill as an artist cannot be in doubt as Hudson River School artist, Frederick Church, who thought that he was a superb colorist and had encouraged him to paint landscapes, bought some of his paintings in 1879. Porter did visit the Adirondack mountains in 1880, but it is for his still-lives that he is best known today. Twain was among several prominent Hartford residents who, in 1880, provided Porter with a letter of introduction to study at the L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France. He was abroad, studying and painting, from 1881 to 1884. A successful artist until circa 1915, Porter was one of very few artists, at the time, who focused on still-life painting. There was a distinctly noticeable decline in the quality of his work after the turn of the 20th century, so much so that the latter part of his career was marked by declining sales and poverty. Whether failing health or eyesight, racial prejudice, melancholy (his parents, two brothers and two sisters, his art dealer and good friend and artist, Samuel Comstock all died between 1900 and 1918), was the cause of the decline is unknown. However, another factor could have also contributed -- Porter’s "depression in 1893 had each lasted several years and during those times American art collectors were shifting from buying contemporary American art to that of European artists and the Europe’s Old Masters. French Impressionism was coming to the forefront in the late 1800s and although Porter was exposed to the French plein air landscape artists while in France, and expressed a desire to paint landscapes, he painted very few. Around the time of World War I, fickle art collectors no longer wanted the beautiful, serene, detailed floral and fruit still-lives of which Porter was a master. They wanted the new “faddish”, but “noisy”, disquieting compositions of Abstract Expressionism and its variants. Porter was a charter member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (1910). He exhibited at the National Academy of Design (1871, 1876); American Society of Painters in Watercolor (1873); and the Hartford Decorative Art Society.
Concept Art Gallery
Jun. 11, 2022
Attrib Charles Ethan Porter oil Still Life with Grapes and Peaches
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Porter, attributed to Charles Ethan (American, 1847 - 1923), Still Life with Grapes and Peaches, oil on canvas, 21 x 33.5 inches, signed C. E. Porter lower left, framed measuring 26 x 37 inches, Charles Porter was one of the first African-Americans to exhibit at the National Academy of Design. He specialized in fruit and floral still life painting and was active both in New York and Hartford, Connecticut. From 1869, he studied at the National Academy, and from 1881 to 1884 was in Paris before settling in Hartford, where he became a friend of Mark Twain. Porter was born in Hartford, the son of a laborer father and a mother who worked as a house maid. Life was hard—in addition to being poor, the family was to lose six children to illness and to war. Three of his older brothers fought during the Civil War. While he was still young, the family had moved to the nearby village of Rockville, CT. Porter graduated from high school there in 1865, and in 1868 left for Wilbraham, MA to study art at the Wesleyan Academy (now the Wilbraham & Monson Academy). From 1869 to 1873 he was enrolled at the National Academy of Design, the first African-American admitted to the school. In 1873 Porter studied with portrait, genre and landscape artist Joseph Oriel Eaton. He maintained a studio in New York City during the winter and returned to Rockville in the spring, where he painted and taught art classes. In 1878 he opened a studio in Hartford, where his still-lives sold well among the upper middle class and nouveau rich that were moving to the rapidly growing city. It was in Hartford where Porter met and became friends with writer Mark Twain. Porter’s skill as an artist cannot be in doubt as Hudson River School artist, Frederick Church, who thought that he was a superb colorist and had encouraged him to paint landscapes, bought some of his paintings in 1879. Porter did visit the Adirondack mountains in 1880, but it is for his still-lives that he is best known today. Twain was among several prominent Hartford residents who, in 1880, provided Porter with a letter of introduction to study at the L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France. He was abroad from 1881 to 1884. A successful artist until circa 1915, Porter was one of very few artists, at the time, who focused on still-life painting. There was a distinctly noticeable decline in the quality of his work after the turn of the 20th century, so much so that the latter part of his career was marked by declining sales and poverty. Whether failing health or eyesight, racial prejudice, melancholy (his parents, two brothers and two sisters, his art dealer and good friend and artist, Samuel Comstock all died between 1900 and 1918), was the cause of the decline is unknown. However, another factor could have also contributed -- Porter’s depression in 1893 had lasted several years and during those times American art collectors were shifting from buying contemporary American art to that of European artists and the Europe’s Old Masters. French Impressionism was coming to the forefront in the late 1800s and although Porter was exposed to the French plein air landscape artists while in France, and expressed a desire to paint landscapes, he painted very few. Around the time of World War I, fickle art collectors no longer wanted the beautiful, serene, detailed floral and fruit still-lives of which Porter was a master. They wanted the new “faddish”, but “noisy”, disquieting compositions of Abstract Expressionism and its variants. Porter was a charter member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (1910). He exhibited at the National Academy of Design (1871, 1876); American Society of Painters in Watercolor (1873); and the Hartford Decorative Art Society
Concept Art Gallery
Apr. 28, 2022
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER, American (1847-1923), Still Life with Apples and Grapes, oil on board, 12 x 15 inches
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER American, (1847-1923) Still Life with Apples and Grapes oil on board unsigned
Shannon's
Jan. 01, 2022
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923), still life with chrysanthemums, oil on canvas, 23" x 18", signed lower left C.E. Porter. Provena...
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923), still life with chrysanthemums, oil on canvas, 23" x 18", signed lower left C.E. Porter. Provenance: Nadeau's Auction Gallery to present owner.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Oct. 09, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter oil Basket of Roses
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Porter, Charles Ethan (American, 1847 - 1923), Basket of Roses Still Life, oil on canvas, 23.75 x 19.25 inches, signed C. E. Porter lower left, framed measuring 26.5 x 22 inches, Porter was one of the first African-Americans to exhibit at the National Academy of Design, Charles Porter specialized in fruit and floral still life painting and was active both in New York and Hartford, Connecticut. From 1869, he studied at the National Academy, and from 1881 to 1884 was in Paris before settling in Hartford, where he became a friend of Mark Twain. Porter was born in Hartford, the son of a laborer father and a mother who worked as a house maid. Life was hard—in addition to being poor, the family was to lose six children to illness and to war. Three of his older brothers had fought during the Civil War. While he was still young, the family had moved to the nearby village of Rockville, CT. Porter graduated from high school there in 1865, and in 1868 left for Wilbraham, MA to study art at the Wesleyan Academy (now the Wilbraham & Monson Academy). From 1869 to 1873 he was enrolled at the National Academy of Design, the first African-American admitted to the school. In 1873 Porter studied with portrait, genre and landscape artist Joseph Oriel Eaton. He maintained a studio in New York City during the winter and returned to Rockville in the spring, where he painted and taught art classes. In 1878 he opened a studio in Hartford, where his still-lifes sold well among the upper middle class and nouveau rich that were moving to the rapidly growing city. It was in Hartford where Porter met and became friends with writer Mark Twain. Porter’s skill as an artist cannot be in doubt as Hudson River School artist, Frederick Church, who thought that he was a superb colorist and had encouraged him to paint landscapes, bought some of his paintings in 1879. Porter did visit the Adirondack mountains in 1880, but it is for his still-lifes that he is best known today. Twain was among several prominent Hartford residents who, in 1880, provided Porter with a letter of introduction to study at the L’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France. He was abroad, studying and painting, from 1881 to 1884. A successful artist until circa 1915, Porter was one of very few artists, at the time, who focused on still-life painting. There was a distinctly noticeable decline in the quality of his work after the turn of the 20th century, so much so that the latter part of his career was marked by declining sales and poverty. Whether failing health or eyesight, racial prejudice, melancholy (his parents, two brothers and two sisters, his art dealer and good friend and artist, Samuel Comstock all died between 1900 and 1918), was the cause of the decline is unknown. However, another factor could have also contributed -- Porter’s "depression in 1893 had each lasted several years and during those times American art collectors were shifting from buying contemporary American art to that of European artists and the Europe’s Old Masters. French Impressionism was coming to the forefront in the late 1800s and although Porter was exposed to the French plein air landscape artists while in France, and expressed a desire to paint landscapes, he painted very few. Around the time of World War I, fickle art collectors no longer wanted the beautiful, serene, detailed floral and fruit still-lifes of which Porter was a master. They wanted the new “faddish”, but “noisy”, disquieting compositions of Abstract Expressionism and its variants. Porter was a charter member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (1910). He exhibited at the National Academy of Design (1871, 1876); American Society of Painters in Watercolor (1873); and the Hartford Decorative Art Society.
Concept Art Gallery
Aug. 24, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923) American "Floral Still Life "
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923) American "Floral Still Life " Oil / Canvas ,Signed Lower Right ,measures
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 27, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923) American
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923) American "Roses" Watercolor / Paper ,Signed Lower Right ,measures 10.5" x 15" inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 23, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter, (2) Nude figure drawings
Est: $80 - $125
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Nude Studies of a Man and Woman, charcoal on paper, the male drawing signed "Porter" verso, undated, AGM Glaslan watermark, the other initialed CP and dated 1892, both loose and unframed, 23"h x 19"w (sheet)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jul. 23, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter, male figure drawing, 1880
Est: $100 - $150
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Nude Study, charcoal on paper, unsigned, dated "80" lower center, L. Berville watermark, loose and unframed, 23"h x 19"w (sheet)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jul. 23, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter, male figure drawing, 1880
Est: $100 - $150
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Nude Study, charcoal on Arches paper, signed "E. Porter" and dated "2-28-80" lower center left, watermarked, loose and unframed, 23"h x 19"w (sheet)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jul. 22, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter, (5) paintings
Est: $200 - $300
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Landscapes, oil on board, two pencil signed "C. E. Porter" on verso, one with "Hillsboro, NH, Near Lost Point LP", Factory Smokestacks: 9"h x 12"w, the rest at 8"h x 10"w
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 22, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847 - 1923, Autumn Landscape with Pumpkins and Haystacks
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847 - 1923 Autumn Landscape with Pumpkins and Haystacks 1892 Oil on canvas 17 x 23 inches Signed
Black Art Auction
Apr. 29, 2021
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER, American (1847-1923), Floral Still Life, oil on canvas, signed faintly lower left, 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER American (1847-1923) Floral Still Life oil on canvas, signed faintly lower left 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches Provenance: The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut; Private Collection, Connecticut. Exhibitions: New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, " Charles Ethan Porter: African American Master of Still Life," January 12 - March 16, 2008; North Carolina Central University Art Museum, Durham, North Carolina, "Charles Ethan Porter: African American Master of Still Life," August 17 - November 2, 2008. Other Notes: A copy of the purchase receipt from The Cooley Gallery accompanies the lot. Tags: still life, 19th century, oil painting, black artist
Shannon's
Jan. 21, 2021
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923) Still Life
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Charles Ethan Porter , Still Life Oil / Canvas , Signed measures 22x18 inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jan. 01, 2021
School of Charles Porter (Ct. 1847-1923)
Est: $150 - $250
Painting: School of Charles Porter (Ct. 1847-1923), floral still life, oil on canvas. 12" x 20".
Copake Auction Inc.
Dec. 03, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Still Life with Roses Oil on canvas l
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Still Life with Roses Oil on canvas laid on board 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) Signed lower right: C.E. Porter Property of a Distinguished New York Collector PROVENANCE: Richard Smith, Rhode Island; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 03, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Floral Still Life Oil on canvas 24 x
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Floral Still Life Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches (61.0 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower right: C.E. Porter Property of a Distinguished New York Collector PROVENANCE: Richard Smith, Rhode Island; Acquired by the present owner from the above. EXHIBITED: Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia. The son of a poor and illiterate laborer, Charles Ethan Porter became one of the first, if not the first, African-American artists to study at the National Academy of Design in New York. Porter's still life paintings, as evidenced by Floral Still Life and Still Life with Roses, embrace a soft, lush quality that differentiates them from many other American still life paintings of the nineteenth century, which are often characterized by a virtuosic but harder-edged technique. Porter's work embodies a soft focus while capturing a naturalistic immediacy, qualities apparent also in his landscapes. Porter's work was enthusiastically received in the press and by his colleagues and students. He was a much-admired teacher to aspiring artists, and counted among his friends and patrons artist Frederic Edwin Church and writer Mark Twain. Thanks to the sponsorship of Mark Twain, Porter was able to travel to Paris in 1881-84, where he came under a variety of influences and was able to reach the heights of his ability. With the support of his friends and patrons, the artist went on to become a charter member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, exhibiting at the National Academy of Design, the American Society of Painters in Watercolor, and the Hartford Decorative Art Society. Although Porter's personal life is rather obscure and undocumented, it is evident that he encountered racism regularly, and with increasing intensity. Porter was acclaimed by the press and was awarded important prizes, but after settling in Hartford, Connecticut, his race began to result in social isolation. A Bavarian artist who shared his studio, Gustave Hoffman, had to sell Porters paintings door to door because no one would buy the work of a Black man. It is said that a significant part of his output in these years still hang unrecognized on the walls of Hartford homes. By the time of his death in 1923, racism had cast him into complete obscurity, and it was only very recently that he is once again recognized as one of the country's outstanding late nineteenth-century artists. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 24, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923), portrait, figure study, oil on canvas, signed verso "C.E. Porter" and lower right. height 15 1...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923), portrait, figure study, oil on canvas, signed verso "C.E. Porter" and lower right. height 15 1/2 x 12". Provenance: Purchased at Nadeau's Auction Gallery, January 10, 1988 from Estate of Ethel Pearl, Ellington, CT. Estate of Diana Atwood Johnson, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Sep. 17, 2020
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER, American (1847-1923), Peonies, oil on canvas, signed lower right "C.E. Porter", 20 x 24 inches
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
CHARLES ETHAN PORTER American (1847-1923) Peonies oil on canvas, signed lower right "C.E. Porter" 20 x 24 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Other Notes: Click to read the accompanying essay for this lot. tags: still-life, floral, 19th century, African-American, black artist, Hartford, Connecticut, academic
Shannon's
Sep. 09, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter, (2) charcoal drawings
Est: $300 - $500
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Female Reverse Nude Studies, charcoal on paper, incl. one signed "Porter" and dated "80" at lower right, and the other with artist's monogram and dated "10 25 79" at lower left, each: 25"h x 19"w (sheet), loose and unframed
Millea Bros Ltd
Sep. 09, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter, (2) charcoal drawings
Est: $300 - $500
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Female Nude Studies, charcoal on paper, incl. one signed "Porter" and dated "Mar. 22. 1879" at lower center, and the other with artist's monogram, dated "Dec. 11, 80", and inscribed "Unfinished" at lower center, each: 25"h x 19"w (sheet), loose and unframed
Millea Bros Ltd
Sep. 09, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter, (2) charcoal drawings
Est: $300 - $500
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923), Male Nude Studies, charcoal on paper, incl. one signed "Porter" and dated "4-17-1879" at lower center, and the other with artist's monogram and dated "80" at lower center, each: 25"h x 19"w (sheet), loose and unframed
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 11, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Floral Still Life Oil on canvas laid
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847-1923) Floral Still Life Oil on canvas laid on board 13-1/4 x 15-1/4 inches (33.7 x 38.7 cm) Signed lower right: C.E. Porter THE ANTHONY AND DAVIDA ARTIS COLLECTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART, FLINT, MICHIGAN HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 16, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847 - 1923, Autumn Landscape with Pumpkins and Haystacks, Oil on canvas, 17 x 23 inches
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847 - 1923 Autumn Landscape with Pumpkins and Haystacks Oil on canvas 1892 Signed 17 x 23 inches
Black Art Auction
May. 16, 2020
Charles Ethan Porter, 1847 - 1923, Rambling Roses, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Charles Ethan Porter 1847 - 1923 Rambling Roses Oil on canvas 1885 Signed Exhibited: Charles Ethan Porter, The Connecticut Gallery, October 8-November 8, 1987; label Literature: "Charles Ethan Porter", Helen Fusscas, 1987 20 x 24 inches
Black Art Auction