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Janet Fish #928Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1938–2025
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Selected Works67

Museum Acquisitions

24 Institutions
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
Met
Met
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Milwaukee Art Museum
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
Hammer Museum
Princeton University Art Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art

Previous Sales 30

Bonhams
Painted Flowers - April 56 x 56 in (142.2 x 142.2 cm) (Painted in 1975)
Painted Flowers - April 56 x 56 in (142.2 x 142.2 cm) (Painted in 1975)
$520,000
May 2026
Sotheby's
Grapes and Autumn Leaves
Grapes and Autumn Leaves, 2003
$100,000
Feb 2026
Bonhams
Pansies, Trowel and Coffee 29 1/2 x 20 3/4 in (74.9 x 52.6 cm) (Executed in 1980)
Pansies, Trowel and Coffee 29 1/2 x 20 3/4 in (74.9 x 52.6 cm) (Executed in 1980)
$16,000
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Okracoke
Okracoke, 1992
Bought In
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
Painted Glasses
Painted Glasses, 1974
$17,000
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Red Apples
Red Apples, 1970
Unknown
Dec 2020
Sotheby's
Clams
Clams
Unknown
Dec 2020
Christie's
Tequila Bottles
Tequila Bottles, 1974
$102,500
Sep 2019
Christie's
Red Vase and Yellow Tulips
Red Vase and Yellow Tulips, 1980
$116,500
Sep 2012
Christie's
Radishes and Onions
Radishes and Onions, 1993
$19,200
Jan 2006
Christie's
Geese
Geese, 1990
$7,200
Jan 2006
Christie's
Two Jars Hot Pepper Pickles
Two Jars Hot Pepper Pickles, 1970
$44,650
Feb 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Buttercup
Buttercup
$8,750
Oct 2019
Doyle
Peppers
Peppers, 1971
$11,520
Wright
Nasturtiums and Plums
Nasturtiums and Plums
Unknown
May 2026
Christie's
Yellow and Amber Glasses
Yellow and Amber Glasses, 1976
$35,560
Feb 2026
Christie's
Green Bowl, Two Roses
Green Bowl, Two Roses, 1979
$165,100
Nov 2025
Christie's
Oranges
Oranges, 1971
$25,200
Jul 2025
Christie's
Berio Olive Oil
Berio Olive Oil, 1971
$119,700
May 2024
Sotheby's
Green Bowl and Persimmons
Green Bowl and Persimmons, 1980
$44,450
Feb 2024
Phillips
Fujis and Pears
Fujis and Pears, 1980
$32,596
Nov 2023
Christie's
Green Tea Cup
Green Tea Cup, 1999
$88,200
Nov 2023
Bonhams
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies, 1982
$126,375
Feb 2023
Christie's
Five Bertolli Bottles
Five Bertolli Bottles, 1971
$239,400
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
Leslie's Zinnias
Leslie's Zinnias, 1978
$81,900
Mar 2022
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Market174 auction results

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$7.2K – $520K
13 of 16 paintings lots with prices
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$114K
Object-type specific
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$107K
13 priced paintings lots
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May 2026 · $520K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $107K medianWorks on paper: $23.4K medianBooks/portfolios: $504 medianEditioned prints: $2.3K medianUnclassified lots: $16.0K median
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Education1

Yale School of Art
New Haven, CT, USA
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Publications1

Monograph 1

Janet Fish
Abrams · 2002
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Post-War & Contemporary Art
Freeman's auction house is presenting a 'Post-War & Contemporary Art' sale featuring 83 lots that span eight decades of art history. The auction inclu…
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Artnet News has published its annual roundup of art world figures who died in 2025, honoring a diverse range of individuals including museum directors…
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Past Exhibitions7

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish The 1980s: Beyond the Still Life

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 30, 2023 — Apr 29, 2023

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish: Pinwheels and Poppies, Paintings 1980 - 2008

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 7, 2017 — Sep 30, 2017

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish: Glass & Plastic, The Early Years, 1968-1978

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 7, 2016 — Feb 13, 2016

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Huntington Museum of Art

Macy’s Presents: WWW.PAPER (Women Working with Paper)

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Marcia Marx, Lee Bontecou, Yvonne Jacquette, Helen Frankenthaler, Kiki Smith, Miriam Schapiro, Ida Kohlmeyer, Lesley Dill, Maggie Taylor, Janet Fish, Lynda Benglis, Alison Saar, Joan Mitchell, Carrie Mae Weems, Sandy Skoglund, Sook Jin Jo

2033 McCoy Rd, Huntington, WV 25701, USA

Feb 28, 2015 — Jun 14, 2015

Maria Sibylla Merian, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Käthe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Sonia Delaunay, Berenice Abbott, Blanche Lazzell, Louise Nevelson, Gloria Vanderbi...

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish: Panoply

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 13, 2014 — Mar 15, 2014

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish: Recent Paintings

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 9, 2012 — Mar 17, 2012

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#128 DC Moore Gallery

Janet Fish: Works on Paper

Janet Fish

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Jan 30, 2002 — Mar 2, 2002

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
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Recent Activity13

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Post-War & Contemporary Art
May 4, 2026
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uk museums increasingly turning to public to make decisions trump auctions off jesus christ painting for 2 75 m morning links for january 2 2026
Jan 2, 2026
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Dec 28, 2025
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Janet Fish dies
Jan 1, 2025
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Art Basel Miami Beach 2024
Dec 2, 2024
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Exhibition
Janet Fish The 1980s: Beyond the Still Life
Mar 30, 2023
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Exhibition
Janet Fish: Pinwheels and Poppies, Paintings 1980 - 2008
Sep 7, 2017
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Exhibition
Janet Fish: Glass & Plastic, The Early Years, 1968-1978
Jan 7, 2016
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Exhibition
Macy’s Presents: WWW.PAPER (Women Working with Paper)
Feb 28, 2015
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Janet Fish: Panoply
Feb 13, 2014
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Janet Fish: Recent Paintings
Feb 9, 2012
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Janet Fish: Works on Paper
Jan 30, 2002
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Janet Fish born
Jan 1, 1938
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