Eric Fischl is an American Neo-Expressionist painter and sculptor best known for his figurative paintings and ambiguous, sexually charged imagery. Among his most famous works is Bad Boy (1981), depicting a youth gazing at an older, naked woman splayed on a bed, basking in striping window light. “A precision of composition and figuration is what I'm working toward,” the artist explained. “I've always felt viewers should have an experience without having to ask what the hell is was about.” Born on March 9, 1948 in New York, NY, he grew up on suburban Long Island, an environment he has described as “a backdrop of alcoholism and a country club culture obsessed with image over content.” After completing his BFA at California Institute of the Arts...