Ethel Fisher's 'Synthesis of Form and Color' at LewAllen Galleries shows a modernist artist's struggle to find her voice

20250302-life-fisher — “The Constellation,” Ethel Fisher, 1957, oil on canvas.

20250302-life-fisher — “Garden Wall #43,” Ethel Fisher, 1958, oil on canvas

20250302-life-fisher — “Green and Blue Composition,” Ethel Fisher, 1957, oil on linen.

20250302-life-fisher — "Marrakesh" (detail), Ethel Fisher, 1957, oil on linen.

20250302-life-fisher — “Burnt Offering” (detail), Ethel Fisher, 1959, oil on linen.

20250302-life-fisher — ABOVE: “Marrakesh,” Ethel Fisher, 1957, oil on linen, and a detail of the same painting, left.

Published March 2, 2025 - 8:00 a.m. Modified March 2, 2025 - 8:00 a.m.

Ethel Fisher's 'Synthesis of Form and Color' at LewAllen Galleries shows a modernist artist's struggle to find her voice

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It’s always admirable when a gallery brings renewed attention to an under-appreciated woman artist, and Ethel Fisher (1923–2017) is an artist worth seeing. Sadly, she was also an artist who never quite found her voice, though her paintings show glimmers of unrealized greatness.

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