Janet Fish

American, 1938 - 2025

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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.
Janet Fish, Six Water Glasses, 1973, acrylic on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Florence and Marvin Gerstin), 2015.19.188

Six Water Glasses

Janet Fish · 1973 · acrylic on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.188

In this drawing, two packs of pears wrapped in plastic are placed on turquoise trays against a brown background. The pears vary in shades of yellow, green, red, and orange. The tray on the top has three pears, while the one on the bottom has two. The top tray has a white rectangular label on the left side, oriented upside down. The clear plastic over the pears reflects light and is bunched or puckered in some places.
Janet Fish, Grocery-wrapped Pears, 1971, pastel on brown wove paper, Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, 2007.6.97

Grocery-wrapped Pears

Janet Fish · 1971 · pastel on brown wove paper ·  Accession ID  2007.6.97