Sven Jesper
Artist
Louise Fishman
(American, 1939 - 2021)
CultureAmerican
Date2015
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions74 × 88 in. (188 × 223.5 cm)
SignedVerso: "Louise Fishman, Sven Jesper, 2015"
Credit LineGift of Selina and Thomas Stokes
Object number2019.32
Not on view
Label TextLouise Fishman
American, 1939-2021
Sven Jesper, 2015
Oil on linen
Sven Jesper is a prime example of Louise Fishman’s signature style of highly gestural,
gridded, abstract works. Filled with dark blues, grays, and whites, it shows the maker’s mark of large strokes made from a paint scraper. The artist works in Abstract Expressionism, a highly physical and dynamic style.
This painting honors her late brother-in-law Sven Jesper Nyeboe (1943–1989), who died
of complications from AIDS. Nyeboe was an art historian who fantasized about being a fashion designer, so he left academia behind and moved to New York to pursue his dream.
Gift of Selina and Tom Stokes 2019.32ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Tom and Selina Stokes, from Cheim & Reid, 2016; gifted to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2019.
