 |
| Eric Fischl The Funeral 1980 oil on canvas Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC |
 |
| Eric Fischl Self Portrait with April at the Beach 1983 oil on canvas Seattle Art Museum |
 |
| Eric Fischl Slumber Party 1983 oil on canvas Art Institute of Chicago |
-A-Visit-From-(slash)-The-Island-1983-oil-on-canvas-Whitney-Museum-of-American-Art-New-York.jpeg) |
| Eric Fischl A Visit To / A Visit From / The Island 1983 oil on canvas Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
 |
| Eric Fischl Untitled 1986 oil on paper Minneapolis Institute of Art |
 |
| Jack Mitchell Eric Fischl 1986 gelatin silver print National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC |
-1989-aquatint-Milwaukee%20Art%20Museum.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Untitled (Beach) 1989 aquatint Milwaukee Art Museum |
-1992-monotype-Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Untitled (Group in Water) 1992 monotype Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
-1992-solar-plate-intaglio-Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Untitled (Jump Rope) 1992 solar-plate intaglio Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
-1992-solar-plate-intaglio-Smithsonian-American-Art-Museum-Washington-DC.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Untitled (Sweater) 1992 solar-plate intaglio Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
 |
| Eric Fischl Untitled 2001 watercolor on paper San Jose Museum of Art, California |
-Dining-Room-(comma)-Scene-%232-2003-oil-on-canvas-Seattle-Art-Museum.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Krefeld Project, Dining Room, Scene #2 2003 oil on canvas Seattle Art Museum |
 |
| Eric Fischl The Clemente Family 2005 oil on linen Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
 |
| Eric Fischl Untitled 2006 watercolor on paper Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany |
-The-Parade-2006-2007-ORIG--oil-on-linen-Hall-Collection-Schloss-Derneburg-Germany.jpg) |
| Eric Fischl Scenes from Late Paradise: The Parade 2006-2007 oil on linen Hall Collection, Schloss Derneburg, Germany |
 |
| Eric Fischl Ten Breaths - Tumbling Woman 2007-2008 bronze Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC |
from Pharsalia
No festoons, no plaited garlands were draped from the lintel;
No white strands of wool ran twisting down on the doorposts;
No traditional torches were flaring; no ivory ladder
Led to a nuptial bed with coverlet richly embroidered;
There was no turreted crown, no stepping over the threshold
Taking care not to touch it; no sign of the veil of yellow
Worn as a delicate screen for a bride to cover her shyness,
Hiding the bashful features; no sign of the jewelled girdle
Clasping a flowing robe, no sign of a beautiful necklace;
No light stole was arranged to cling to the undraped shoulder.
Marcia stayed as she was, in the solemn garments of mourning.
Cato's embrace from his wife was like a son's from his mother;
Leaning over, she covered his purple with folds of her sackcloth.
None of the bawdy fun or the Sabine ritual taunting
Greeted the somber bridegroom, no family party assembled.
Wordlessly they were wedded – the single presence of Brutus
Well contented them for the auspices. Cato continued
Keeping the beard untrimmed on his reverend features, permitting
Not a hint of joy to soften his stern expression,
(Ever since he had witnessed the first belligerent gestures,
Fatal for Rome, he had let the hair grow over his forehead,
Grey and unkempt, and allowed the beard of a mourner to straggle
Over his cheeks: for he was the one man free from allegiance,
Free from attachment and hatred, the only man who could freely
Mourn for the human race), and he made no attempt at renewing
Bonds of the marriage bed: his iron nature resisted
Even legitimate love.
– Lucan (AD 39-65), translated by P.F. Widdows (1988)