Six Water Glasses

1973

Janet Fish

Associated Names
Janet Fish

Painter, American, 1938 - 2025

This painting depicts six drinking glasses filled with water, arranged closely together in two horizontal rows of three that take up most of the canvas. The two glasses in the center of both rows are slightly closer to us than the others, creating an offset pattern. The glasses have been painted with many different shapes and lines in pastel shades to give the appearance of light being reflected through clear glass and water, including light blues, teals, minty greens, light yellows and oranges, and hints of purple and pink. The background behind the glasses is a gradient of light blue to light green, and the glasses appear to stand on a reflective surface, creating even more lines of color.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E406


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marvin J. [1923-2010] and Florence A. [1923-2014] Gerstin, Washington, before 1981;[1] gift 1986 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The Gerstins lent the painting to a 1981 exhibition at the Corcoran.

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Exhibition History

1981

  • Friends of the Corcoran 20th Anniversary Exhibition: Works of Art from the Private Collections of the Friends of the Corcoran 1961-1981, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 16 January - 15 February 1981, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q46639438

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