Janet Fish

American | 1938

Janet Fish is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1938. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Saint Louis Art Museum have featured Janet Fish's work in the past.Janet Fish's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 60 USD to 239,400 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 239,400 USD for Five Bertolli Bottles, sold at Christie's Online in 2022. Janet Fish has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Fine Art Connoisseur and Maine Art Scene. The most recent article is A 1974 Feminist Art Show Gets a Citywide, Multi-Venue Blockbuster Sequel written for Philadelphia Inquirer in February 2024.

Fujis and Pears, 1980

oil on canvas

36 x 66 in. 91.4 x 167.6 cm.

Red Vase and Yellow Tulips, 1980

oil and graphite on canvas

42 x 86½ in. (106.6 x 219.7 cm.)

Leslie's Zinnias, 1978

oil on canvas

41 by 55 in. 104.1 by 139.7 cm.

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At Auction

Upcoming Lots

Berio Olive Oil

By Janet Fish

Christie's New York

Janet Fish

By Janet Fish

Doyle New York

Recent Auction Results

RASPBERRIES AND GOLDFISH

By Janet Fish

Ro Gallery

Preserved Peaches (from the 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints portfolio)

By Janet Fish

+26%

above mid-estimate

Rago Arts and Auction Center

STILL LIFE WITH TROPICAL FRUITS

By Janet Fish

Ro Gallery

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Past Exhibitions

Summer Heat

DC Moore Gallery

Chelsea | New York | USA

Jun 22,2023 - Aug 10,2023

New To The Museum: Prints, Drawings And Photographs

Saint Louis Art Museum

St. Louis | Missouri | USA

Apr 14,2023 - Jul 09,2023

Janet Fish: Beyond the Still Life: The 1980s

DC Moore Gallery

Chelsea | New York | USA

Mar 30,2023 - Apr 29,2023

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Articles

A 1974 Feminist Art Show Gets a Citywide, Multi-Venue Blockbuster Sequel

Philadelphia Inquirer 08/02/2024

In the 1970s, women were not represented at all in the art world. The Philadelphia art show 'Focus' tried changing that.

Robert Colescott's 'Miss Liberty' Soars over $4 Million at Bonhams Post War & Contemporary Art Sale

ArtDaily 19/02/2023

Miss Liberty (1980), a seminal work by Robert Colescott (1925-2009), achieved $4.5 million at Bonhams Post-War & Contemporary Art auction in Los Angeles on February 17.

Still life oil painting by Janet Fish headlines Ahlers & Ogletree's Fall Fine Estates & Collections Auction

ArtDaily 17/10/2022

A few of the expected highlights in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-session, online-only Fall Fine Estates & Collections Auction planned for the weekend of October 28-29.

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Coverage

“ ..Fish is credited with invigorating the genre of still life, both by the energetic way she paints and the witty and often ironic combinations of objects that she depicts... ”
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Huntsville Museum of Art

“ ..Fish’s spirited works always succeed in delighting the eye and engaging the mind... ”
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Huntsville Museum of Art

“ ..Fish’s still lifes provide mesmerizing detail, and a captivating depiction of light and color, while hovering in a space between fluid painterliness and measured stillness... ”
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DC Moore Gallery

“ ..Eventually everything is intertwined.” Fish’s compositions are carefully considered, often rearranged and modified over the course of days, until they “feel right.” Though she would incorporate more spontaneity... ”
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DC Moore Gallery