Red Snapper, Madeira by Claire Fried

This small still life by Claire Fried brings together three fish in a compact, richly worked composition. The loose brushwork and earthy palette give the painting a tactile, almost weathered quality, while the flashes of pink, ochre and blue bring the fish to life. There is something deliberately direct and unpolished about the way the forms are painted, allowing the texture and marks of the oil paint to remain part of the image.