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San Gimignano, Tuscany
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_San-Gimignano_Tuscany_oil_linen_24x30_2024-300x240.jpg)
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Gentle Sky, Shifting Tide
oil on linen, 30 x 30 inches
$5000](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Gentle_Sky_Shifting_Tide_oil_on_linen_30x30_5000-300x300.jpg)
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Mid-Day Glow
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Mid-Day_Glow_oil_on_canvas_24x24_3400-300x300.jpg)
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Catching the Color
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Catching_the_Color_oil_on_linen_18x24_2800-300x227.jpg)
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The Life of Boats
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_The_Life_of_Boats_oil_on_linen_24x30_3900-300x240.jpg)
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Morning Glow, Low Tide
oil on canvas, 24 x 48 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Morning_Glow_Low_Tide_oil_on_canvas_24x48_7400-300x149.jpg)
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Allen Island Harbor
oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Allen_Island_Harbor_oil_on_panel_9x12_1400-300x223.jpg)
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The Catch
oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_The_Catch_oil_8x10_2024-300x241.jpg)
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Light in the Study
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Light_in_the_Study_oil_on_canvas_24x24_3400-300x300.jpg)
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Warmth
oil on canvas, 8 x 24 inches](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_Warmth_oil_18x24_2024-2-300x224.jpg)
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Here and There
oil on linen, 24 x 24 inches
$3400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_Here_and_There_oil_on_canvas_24x24_3400-300x300.jpg)
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Sea of Green, Raven’s Nest
oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_Sea_of_Green_Ravens_Nest_o-l_36x60_10500-300x179.jpg)
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Flowers and Doors
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Flowers_and_Doors_oil_on_canvas_24x24_3400-298x300.jpg)
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Cosmos
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Cosmos_oil_on_linen_24x30_3900-300x241.jpg)
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Morning Reflections in Florence
oil on linen, 40 x 30 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Frey_Philip_Morning_Reflections_in_Florence_oil_40x30_2023-224x300.jpg)
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Harbor Light
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Harbor_Light_oil_on_linen_30x40_7400-300x223.jpg)
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Sorrento Harbor
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Sorrento_Harbor_oil_on_linen_12x16_1800-300x225.jpg)
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Room for All
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Room_for_All_oil_on_canvas_24x24_3400-300x300.jpg)
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Children's Room
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Frey_ChildrensRoom_24x30-300x241.jpg)
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Bean Island, Summer
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Frey_Philip_Bean_Island_Summer_oil_on_linen_30x40_2023-300x224.jpg)
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Summer Bloom and MDI
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Frey_Philip_Summer_Bloom_and_MDI_oil_on_linen_18x24_2023-300x224.jpg)
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The Carrying Place
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_The_Carrying_Place_oil_on_linen_18x24_2800-300x224.jpg)
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Peak Experience
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
SOLD](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Frey_Philip_Peak_Experience_oil_18x24_2019-2024-300x223.jpg)
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Granite and Basalt
oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Frey_Philip_Granite_and_Basalt_oil_on_linen_panel_9x12_1400-300x227.jpg)
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Coastal Contemplation
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Coastal_Contemplation_oil_on_linen_12x16_2022-300x225.jpg)
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Vanishing Mist
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Vanishing_Mist_oil_18x24_2017-300x224.jpg)
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Poetry of Granite
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Poetry_of_Granite_oil_30x40_2022-300x225.jpg)
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Pointing to Peace
oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Pointing_to_Peace_oil_on_linen_9x12_2022-300x225.jpg)
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Wintertide
oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches
$950](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Wintertide_oil_canvas_8x10_2019-300x235.jpg)
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Emerging Patterns
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Frey_Philip_Emerging_Patterns_oil_canvas_30x40_2020-300x225.jpeg)
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Sunset Over the Island
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Frey_Philip_Sunset_Over_the_Island_oil_canvas_30x40_2021-300x224.jpg)
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Shore and Shadows
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Shore_and_Shadows_oil_linen_18x24_2021-300x225.jpg)
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Every Which Way
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Every_Which_Way_oil_30x40_2022-300x225.jpeg)
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Intertidal
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Intertidal_oil_on_linen_12x16_2021-2023-300x224.jpg)
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Pausing on the Path
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Frey_Philip_Pausing_on_the_Path_oil_on_linen_30x40_2022-300x225.jpg)
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Fisherman‘s Palette II
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Frey_Philip_Fishermans_Palette_II_oil_on_linen_30x40_2023-300x223.jpg)
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Sunset on the Skillings
oil on linen, 16 x 28 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Frey_Philip_Sunset_on_the_Skillings_oil_on_linen_16x28_2023-300x171.jpg)
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Surf and Stone
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FreySurfAndStone_24x30-300x238.jpg)
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Flowers and Brushes
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Flowers_and_Brushes_oil_on_linen_18x24_2021-2022-300x226.jpg)
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Bowl of Cherries
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Bowl_of_Cherries_oil_on_linen_12x16_2022-300x225.jpg)
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Coastal Abstraction
oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Coastal_Abstraction_oil_on_linen_5x7_2022-300x214.jpg)
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Layers and Patterns
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Layers_and_Patterns_oil_on_linen_5x7_2022-300x212.jpg)
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Schoodic Sushi
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Frey_Philip_Schoodic_Sushi_oil_linen_12x16_2021-300x225.jpg)
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Island Cottage
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Frey_Philip_Island_Cottage_oil_panel_5x7_2021-300x214.jpeg)
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Tidal Interlude
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Frey_Philip_Tidal_Interlude_oil_panel_5x7_2021-300x212.jpg)
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The Shapes Between
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_The_Shapes_Between_oil_canvas_24x30_2019-300x240.jpg)
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High Noon
oil on linen, 8 x 10 inches
$950](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_High_Noon_oil_8x10_2016-1-300x240.jpg)
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Tree Top Twilight
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_Tree_Top_Twilight_oil_linen_24x30_2018-300x240.jpg)
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The Day is Done
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Frey_Philip_The_Day_is_Done_oil_canvas_12x16_2018-300x225.jpg)
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Mobile, Hancock Point Library
oil on linen, 16 x 12 inches
$1800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Frey_Philip_Mobile_Hancock_Point_Library_oil_on_linen_16x12_2023-223x300.jpg)
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Three Delights
oil on linen, 24 x 18 inches
$2800](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Frey_Philip_Three_Delights_oil_on_linen_24x18_2022-224x300.jpg)
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Spring is Here
oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
$950](https://courthousegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Frey_Philip_Spring_is_Here_oil_canvas_10x8_2021-239x300.jpg)
Philip Frey Biography
Philip Frey (b. 1967) is best known for his bold paintings of Maine’s coastline, landscape, and working waterfronts. His primary focus is color and light, and the inherent forms found in nature, interiors, and figures. He paints from direct perception, preferring the dynamic quality, rich- ness, and challenges of working from life.
In 2016, the University of Maine Museum of Art mounted a solo exhibition of Frey’s work. His work has been highlighted in several books, including Art of Acadia (2016) and Paintings of Portland (2018), both by brothers Carl Little and David Little, and in numerous publications, including: Art New England, Gettysburg Review, Maine Policy Review, and Maine Sunday Telegram.
Frey’s work is held in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally, including those of writer Harlan Coben, Dick Wolf Films, Representative Chellie Pingree, Donald Sussman, and the University of Maine Museum of Art.
Frey studied at Columbus College of Art and Design and graduated with a B.F.A. in Painting from Syracuse University in 1990. He has received several grants and awards, including the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation Residency in 2012.
This excerpt is from Philip Frey: Here and Now (Marshall Wilkes 2018), a recent mongraph on Frey’s career by art historians and critics Carl Little and Daniel Kany:
“As a painter, Philip Frey’s goal is often a project of soft persuasion. We recognize his scenes easily enough. But as we shift our focus from the recognizable subject to the insistent forms, luscious brushwork, and compositional design, the painting slips out of representational focus and back to abstraction, the true place of Frey’s poetry.” — Daniel Kany, Philip Frey: Here and Now
Publications
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Philip Frey: Here and Now
by Daniel Kany and Carl Little
Introduction by George Kinghorn
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PHILIP FREY: A Quiet Eye
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PHILIP FREY: Chasing the Light Download Link
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PHILIP FREY: Coming Into Focus Download Link
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PHILIP FREY: Soft Persuasion
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PHILIP FREY: Unexpected Light
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