Eric Fischl : 1970 - 2000Afterword: Steve MartinMonacelli, 2000 Buy Eric Fischl : 1970 - 2000 at Amazon.com!  Eric Fischl emerged in the 1980s as one of America's most important figurative painters. His paintings compel the viewer to participate in a world of middle-class suburban ambiguity and drama. Engaging and distinctly American, Fischl's canvases present a world in which narration, sexuality, and psychology are preeminent. In his most recent works, Fischl has turned to portraits of his most intimate circle of friends, including Steve Martin, Mike Nichols, and April Gornik, the painter's wife; these engrossing images have been accomplished with a mastery that has been compared to that of Caravaggio. Commentary drawn from interviews with Fischl - conducted by noted writer Robert Enright - accompany the paintings. Finally, a witty and personal afterword by Steve - an astute collector of modern art - discusses Barbecue, a famed Fischl painting from his private collection.  
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