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Lot ID: 15187
Janet  Fish:   Skowhegan Glass No.3
 
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Thursday, November 12, 2009, 2:09 PM EST
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Description
Artist: Fish Janet
Title: Skowhegan Glass No.3
Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present), abstract, New York School
Period: twentieth century
Medium: Paintings, Pastel, on paper
Year: 1974
Size: height - 26.75 in, width - 17.5 in, depth - 0 in
Markings: signed, ‘J Fish’, in pencil lower right, and stamped with labels from artist’s primary gallery on verso
Edition: UNIQUE
Estimate: from $15,500 to $19,500

Seller's Description:
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‘Rarely seen at auction’, an early and large-format (more than 2 feet in height), complicated pastel painting by an American Master of the Contemporary Still Life. Here, the classic cafeteria glass is a vehicle to record baroque patterns of reflections as they settle within and around the otherwise mundane form.

After a decade of abstract painting, JANET FISH created this work and the specific series, 'Skowhegan Glasses' during her initial investigations of the effects and reflections of light on glass objects in the early seventies. FISH moved to landscape and then to still life painting while studying at the Skowhegan School in Maine. This early and large-scale work represents a pivotal time in the development of the artist's imagery.
  • Condition Report
    • Current lot doesn't have any damage.
  • History & Provenance
    • Provenance:
      Studio of the artist
      Private Collection, NY
      Private Collection, 1987-present, NY


  • Shipping Information
    • Shipping Carrier:
      FedEx
      Shipping Weight: 15 lbs
      Framing: Yes
      Item Location: New York, USA
      Shipping Options:
      framed with denglass, 36 x 26 in
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      Sales Tax: NEW YORK

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Sales Results for Comparable Work

  • Janet Fish
    Skowhegan glasses, 1974 1974 - 1974
    Oil on Canvas
    66.0 in. x 54.3 in. / 167.7 cm. x 137.9 cm.
    Signed

    Sold for US $40,250

    Christie's East:
    Wednesday, November 10, 1999, (Lot 00259)
    Impressionist, Twentieth Century and Contemporary Art

  • Janet Fish
    SKOWHEGEN 7 GLASSES PAINTED, 1974 1974 - 1974
    Pastel on Paper
    24.3 in. x 29.0 in. / 61.7 cm. x 73.7 cm.
    Signed

    ed.

    Sold for US $19,800

    Sotheby's New York:
    Thursday, October 05, 1989, (Lot 00144)
    CONTEMPORARY ART INCLUDING PRINTS

  • Janet Fish
    Six glasses of water, 1974 1974 - 1974
    Pastel
    37.1 in. x 22.0 in. / 94.3 cm. x 56.0 cm.
    Signed

    ed.

    Sold for US $19,800

    Sotheby's New York:
    Saturday, October 08, 1988, (Lot 00171)
    Contemporary Art

  • Janet Fish
    Skowhegen 7 glasses painted, 1974 1974 - 1974
    Pastel
    24.3 in. x 29.0 in. / 61.7 cm. x 73.7 cm.
    Signed

    ed.

    Sold for US $11,550

    Sotheby's New York:
    Tuesday, May 03, 1988, (Lot 00214)
    Contemporary Art, Part II

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Peaches , 1971
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Janet Fish
Oak leaves and pears , 1988
Sold for US $13,200
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Janet Fish
Two jars hot pepper pickles , 1970 1970 - 1970
Sold for US $44,650
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Janet Fish
Skowhegan glasses , 1974 1974 - 1974
Sold for US $40,250
Wednesday, November 10, 1999
Janet Fish
Vinegar bottles
Sold for US $34,500
Thursday, May 20, 1999
Janet Fish
Five calves foot jelly jars , 1970 1970 - 1970
Sold for US $26,450
Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Janet Fish
Apples , 1972
Sold for US $6,325
Thursday, October 10, 1996
Janet Fish
STAR MAP , 1986
Sold for US $11,550
Thursday, May 02, 1991
Janet Fish
RED GLASSES
Sold for US $8,800
Thursday, February 14, 1991
Janet Fish
SKOWHEGEN 7 GLASSES PAINTED , 1974 1974 - 1974
Sold for US $19,800
Thursday, October 05, 1989
Janet Fish
Skowhegan Water Glass I , 1974 1974 - 1974
Sold for US $9,350
Wednesday, February 15, 1989
Janet Fish
Six glasses of water , 1974 1974 - 1974
Sold for US $19,800
Saturday, October 08, 1988
Janet Fish
Skowhegen 7 glasses painted , 1974 1974 - 1974
Sold for US $11,550
Tuesday, May 03, 1988
Janet Fish
Six glasses of water , 1974
Sold for US $14,300
Tuesday, November 11, 1986
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