Chris Huntington

(B. 1938)

Chris Huntington is a painter, folk art collector, dealer, and curator. After moving to Maine, he became the first curator at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville. Inspired by masters of the rugged Maine coast, Huntington spent much of the 1960s and 1970s painting on the islands of Monhegan and Matinicus. Stylistically, he was following in the footsteps of others, such as George Bellows and Robert Henri. In the 1990s, he began to explore more of the interior of the state, working around Shin Pond and the Mount Katahdin range. His work has been acquired by several public collections, including the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Portland Museum of Art.

Chris Huntington is a painter, folk art collector, dealer, and curator. After moving to Maine, he became the first curator at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville. Inspired by masters of the rugged Maine coast, Huntington spent much of the 1960s and 1970s painting on the islands of Monhegan and Matinicus. Stylistically, he was following in the footsteps of others, such as George Bellows and Robert Henri. In the 1990s, he began to explore more of the interior of the state, working around Shin Pond and the Mount Katahdin range. His work has been acquired by several public collections, including the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Portland Museum of Art.

Artwork

Island Haze, Matinicus Afternoon

oil on canvas, 16x22"

$4,200

Chimney Pond

oil on canvas, 24x36"

$7,200

Granite and Green (Matinicus 1974)

Oil on canvas, 20x24"

$4,200

Lost in the Pitch

oil on board, 26x32"

$6,800

October Shadows

oil on canvas, 30x40"

$9,500

Shin Falls

oil on board, 30x24"

$6,500

Matinicus Harbor

oil on board, 16x22"

$3,600

Resting, Matinicus

oil on panel, 26x22"

$$5,500