Eric Fischl

American, b. 1948

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Bio

Neo-expressionist painter Eric Fischl achieved recognition in the 1980s for his figurative paintings exploring suburban adolescent sexuality, as in Sleepwalker (1979), which depicts a boy hunched over in a plastic pool, masturbating. His work …

Blue chip status
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Auction
High auction record
$1.9m, Christie's, 2006

Notable works

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Career highlights
User
Solo show at a major institution
Dallas Contemporary, and 1 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 5 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Fair
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 3 more
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