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Louise Fishman #3,688

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personAmerican, 1939–2021
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Selected Works53

Museum Acquisitions

8 Institutions
Whitney
Met
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Hammer Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Yale University Art Gallery

Previous Sales 38

Sotheby's
Roan
Roan, 2020
$35,560
Jul 2025
Christie's
Burnt Bridges
Burnt Bridges, 1995
$201,600
Mar 2022
Phillips
Untitled
Untitled
$10,160
Swann Auction Galleries
As You Like It
As You Like It
$3,500
Nov 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Suite of four works
Suite of four works
$3,000
Mar 2022
Wright
The Mirror of Ink
The Mirror of Ink
$20,160
Jan 1970
Wright
Ghost Lover
Ghost Lover
$18,900
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled (For Carl)
Untitled (For Carl)
$12,500
Jan 1970
Wright
Tree
Tree
$9,375
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$6,048
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$4,410
Jan 1970
Wright
Untitled
Untitled
$4,000
Jan 1970
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1989
Bought In
Feb 2026
Phillips
Moment of Change
Moment of Change, 2013
$19,050
Feb 2025
Phillips
Riding the Purple
Riding the Purple, 2011
$30,480
Dec 2024
Phillips
Kaddish
Kaddish, 1988
$38,100
Nov 2024
Bonhams
Untitled
Untitled, 1990
$3,200
Sep 2023
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2005
$8,820
May 2023
Phillips
YIKHUDIM
YIKHUDIM, 1979
$82,550
Mar 2023
Phillips
Untitled
Untitled, 2006
$5,334
Mar 2023
Phillips
I Like a Church
I Like a Church, 2000
$37,800
Sep 2022
Phillips
Moment of Change
Moment of Change, 2013
$57,960
May 2022
Phillips
Door to the Studio
Door to the Studio, 1994
$13,860
May 2022
Phillips
Violets for My Furs
Violets for My Furs, 2010
$88,200
Mar 2022
Phillips
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose, 1997
$28,980
Nov 2021
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Market59 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$3.5K – $202K
16 of 18 paintings lots with prices
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$38.1K
Object-type specific
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$36.7K
16 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Jul 2025 · $35.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $36.7K medianWorks on paper: $3.2K medianEditioned prints: $2.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.9K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Sotheby'sPhillips
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 230: Louise Fishman, Luuk Hoogstede The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Mar 31, 2016
Episode No. 230 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Louise Fishman and conservator Luuk Hoogstede. This weekend the Neuberger Museum of Art at the State University of New York, Purchase opens “Louise Fishman:…
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News3

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Must-see New York City museum openings and exhibitions in 2026
The article previews major New York City museum exhibitions opening in 2026, including a Carol Bove survey at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (March …
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Louise Fishman (1939–2021), a Queer Jewish abstract painter who deliberately distanced herself from the macho tradition of Abstract Expressionism, is …
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Our Guide to New York Art Week 2025
New York Art Week 2025 is condensed into a single mega-week starting May 5, featuring major art fairs including Frieze New York, Independent, and TEFA…
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Past Exhibitions11

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#428 Van Doren Waxter

LOUISE FISHMAN: always stand ajar

Louise Fishman

23 E 73rd St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Apr 10, 2025 — Jun 27, 2025

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#499 Cheim & Read

Dear Louise A Tribute To Louise Fishman (1939 – 2021)

Louise Fishman

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 18, 2023 — Jun 30, 2023

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#277 Locks Gallery

Louise Fishman Soliloquy

Louise Fishman

Oct 28, 2022 — Jan 20, 2023

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Goya Contemporary LLC

Louise Fishman The Soul Selects: Louise Fishman and Her Heroes, Agnes Martin, Joan Mitchell, and Eva Hesse

Louise Fishman

Apr 20, 2022 — Jul 19, 2022

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#39 Karma

1960s: Darkness and Light

Louise Fishman

188 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009, United States

Jan 14, 2022 — Feb 26, 2022

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#46 Vielmetter

Louise Fishman: We’ll Meet Again

Louise Fishman

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101

Mar 27, 2021 — May 15, 2021

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#39 Karma

Louise Fishman Ballin’ the Jack

Louise Fishman

188 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009, United States

Nov 5, 2020 — Dec 20, 2020

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#46 Vielmetter

Louise Fishman: The Tumult in the Heart

Louise Fishman

1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101

Sep 20, 2019 — Nov 2, 2019

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#499 Cheim & Read

Louise Fishman

Louise Fishman

529 W 20th St 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 7, 2017 — Oct 28, 2017

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Goya Contemporary LLC

Louise Fishman It’s Here, Elsewhere

Louise Fishman

Mar 5, 2013 — Apr 5, 2013

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#558 Tilton Gallery

Louise Fishman Five Decades

Louise Fishman

8 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021, USA

Sep 5, 2012 — Oct 13, 2012

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Art Fair Appearances3

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The Armory Show — New York
2024
Frieze New York — New York
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2022
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Must-see New York City museum openings and exhibitions in 2026
Jan 9, 2026
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louise fishman van doren waxter
Jun 24, 2025
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Our Guide to New York Art Week 2025
May 1, 2025
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Exhibition
LOUISE FISHMAN: always stand ajar
Apr 10, 2025
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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Exhibition
Dear Louise A Tribute To Louise Fishman (1939 – 2021)
May 18, 2023
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman Soliloquy
Oct 28, 2022
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2022
Sep 9, 2022
stadium
Art Fair
Frieze New York 2022
May 18, 2022
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman The Soul Selects: Louise Fishman and Her Heroes, Agnes Martin, Joan Mitchell, and Eva Hesse
Apr 20, 2022
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Exhibition
1960s: Darkness and Light
Jan 14, 2022
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman: We’ll Meet Again
Mar 27, 2021
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death
Louise Fishman dies
Jan 1, 2021
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman Ballin’ the Jack
Nov 5, 2020
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman: The Tumult in the Heart
Sep 20, 2019
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman
Sep 7, 2017
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman It’s Here, Elsewhere
Mar 5, 2013
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Exhibition
Louise Fishman Five Decades
Sep 5, 2012
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Louise Fishman born
Jan 1, 1939
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Related News5

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