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Renowned Still-Life Painter Janet Fish Passes at 87

1/1/2026

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  • Janet Fish, a renowned still-life painter, died on December 11 at her home in Wells, Vermont, at age 87.
  • Her husband, Charles Parness, attributed her death to a recurrence of a brain hemorrhage that had ended her painting career in 2012.
  • She emerged in the New York City art scene in the 1960s, rejecting Abstract Expressionism and focusing on everyday objects.