PHILIP FREY
Illuminating the Darkness
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
A Gathering of Sailors
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
Sunrise Over Whitehead
oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
San Gimignano, Tuscany
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900
PHILIP FREY
Downeast Fog
oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Bunkers Harbor Coop
oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Fish Beach Light and Shadow
oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Island Truck Monhegan
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600
PHILIP FREY
Setting Sun Over Manana
oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Room for All
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400
PHILIP FREY
Flowers and Doors
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400
PHILIP FREY
Warmth
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Mid-Day Glow
oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
$3400
PHILIP FREY
Sunset Over the Island
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
Bean Island, Summer
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
Every Which Way
oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
Poetry of Granite
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
$7400
PHILIP FREY
Cosmos
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900
PHILIP FREY
Catching the Color
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Children's Room
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900
PHILIP FREY
Here and There
oil on linen, 24 x 24 inches
$3400
PHILIP FREY
Granite and Basalt
oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Coastal Contemplation
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Vanishing Mist
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Pointing to Peace
oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches
$1400
PHILIP FREY
Wintertide
oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches
$950
PHILIP FREY
Shore and Shadows
oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Intertidal
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Sunset on the Skillings
oil on linen, 16 x 28 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Flowers and Brushes
oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Bowl of Cherries
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Coastal Abstraction
oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600
PHILIP FREY
Layers and Patterns
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
SOLD
PHILIP FREY
Schoodic Sushi
oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Island Cottage
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600
PHILIP FREY
Tidal Interlude
oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches
$600
PHILIP FREY
High Noon
oil on linen, 8 x 10 inches
$950
PHILIP FREY
Tree Top Twilight
oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
$3900
PHILIP FREY
The Day is Done
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Mobile, Hancock Point Library
oil on linen, 16 x 12 inches
$1800
PHILIP FREY
Three Delights
oil on linen, 24 x 18 inches
$2800
PHILIP FREY
Spring is Here
oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
$950
PHILIP FREY Illuminating the Darkness oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY A Gathering of Sailors oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY Sunrise Over Whitehead oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY San Gimignano, Tuscany oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches $3900
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PHILIP FREY Downeast Fog oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Bunkers Harbor Coop oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Fish Beach Light and Shadow oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Island Truck Monhegan oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches $600
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PHILIP FREY Setting Sun Over Manana oil on panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Room for All oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches $3400
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PHILIP FREY Flowers and Doors oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches $3400
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PHILIP FREY Warmth oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Mid-Day Glow oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches $3400
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PHILIP FREY Sunset Over the Island oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY Bean Island, Summer oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY Every Which Way oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY Poetry of Granite oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches $7400
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PHILIP FREY Cosmos oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches $3900
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PHILIP FREY Catching the Color oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Children's Room oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches $3900
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PHILIP FREY Here and There oil on linen, 24 x 24 inches $3400
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PHILIP FREY Granite and Basalt oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Coastal Contemplation oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Vanishing Mist oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Pointing to Peace oil on linen panel, 9 x 12 inches $1400
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PHILIP FREY Wintertide oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches $950
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PHILIP FREY Shore and Shadows oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Intertidal oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Sunset on the Skillings oil on linen, 16 x 28 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Flowers and Brushes oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Bowl of Cherries oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Coastal Abstraction oil on linen panel, 5 x 7 inches $600
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PHILIP FREY Layers and Patterns oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches SOLD
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PHILIP FREY Schoodic Sushi oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Island Cottage oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches $600
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PHILIP FREY Tidal Interlude oil on panel, 5 x 7 inches $600
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PHILIP FREY High Noon oil on linen, 8 x 10 inches $950
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PHILIP FREY Tree Top Twilight oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches $3900
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PHILIP FREY The Day is Done oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Mobile, Hancock Point Library oil on linen, 16 x 12 inches $1800
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PHILIP FREY Three Delights oil on linen, 24 x 18 inches $2800
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PHILIP FREY Spring is Here oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches $950
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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

 

 

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7/24/24
Island Institute
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Philip Frey on Hancock Point

In summer, in harbors along the Maine coast and on its islands, community sailing schools introduce youngsters and others to the art of tacking and jibing, to bow, aft, starboard, and stern. Sea legs develop and salt air enters the lungs and heart. The Hancock Point Sailing Program has been offering lessons for 55 years. […]

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Publications

Hard Cover Book and Jacket
Philip Frey: Here and Now
by Daniel Kany and Carl Little
Introduction by George Kinghorn
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Exhibition Catalog 2024
PHILIP FREY: A Quiet Eye
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$18 postage paid in US

 

Exhibition Catalog 2022
PHILIP FREY: Chasing the Light Download Link
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Exhibition Catalog 2019
PHILIP FREY: Coming Into Focus Download Link
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Exhibition Catalog 2018
PHILIP FREY: Soft Persuasion
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Exhibition Catalog 2016
PHILIP FREY: Unexpected Light
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