Isabel Bishop Art
American, 1902-1988
Isabel Bishop (March 3, 1902 – February 19, 1988) was an American painter and graphic artist. Bishop studied under Kenneth Hayes Miller at the Art Students League of New York, where she would later become an instructor. She was most notable for her scenes of everyday life in Manhattan, as a member of the loosely-defined ‘Fourteenth Street School’ of artists, grouped in that precinct. Union Square features prominently in her work, which mainly depicts female figures. Bishop’s paintings won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among other distinctions.to
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Artist: Isabel Bishop
14th Street Oriental
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Middletown, NY
New York, Associated American Artists, 1950. Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper, 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 inches (150 x 100 mm), full margins. Signed and numbered 48/50 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Stephen Sholinsky...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Isabel Bishop Art
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Drypoint, Aquatint
SEATED MAN
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel. SEATED MAN. Ink drawing on paper, c. 1932. 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Signed in pencil.
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1930s American Realist Isabel Bishop Art
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Ink
Fourteenth Street Oriental
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Associated American Artists, 1950. Drypoint and aquatint on white wove paper, 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 inches (150 x 100 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil in the lower margin. Pri...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Isabel Bishop Art
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Drypoint, Aquatint
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988)
"NYC Park Scene"
Pencil on paper
Sight: 5 x 7-1/8 inches
Signed l...
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1930s American Realist Isabel Bishop Art
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Paper, Pencil
THE WALL AT UNIONSQUARE
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel (American 1902-1988). THE WALL AT UNION SQUARE Drawing, pencil on paper, not dated. Signed in pencil, lower right. 4 x 5 inches (main image), 7 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (she...
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Mid-20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Pencil
Putting on the Coat
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Middletown, NY
A bright and silvery impression with warm plate tone by a female icon of the Union Square group.
New York: Associated American Artists, 1943. Etching on cream wove paper, 5 7/8 x 3 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
original lithograph
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1951 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1951 Spr...
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1950s Isabel Bishop Art
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Lithograph
Snack Bar
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Westport, CT
A member of New York's 14th Street School, Isabel Bishop is best known for her graphic art and urban subject matter. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she arrived in New York in 1918 at age ...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
IN FRONT OF THE 42ND STREET LIBRARY
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel. IN FRONT OF THE 42ND STREET LIBRARY. Teller 3. Etching, 1927. 4 x 3 inches; 100 x 75 mm. Signed in pencil. One of only a few lifetime impre...
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1920s Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
STUDY FOR "IN FRONT OF THE 42D STREET LIBRARY."
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel (American 1902-1988). STUDY FOR "IN FRONT OF THE 42D STREET LIBRARY." Drawing, pencil on paper, circa 1927. Initialed in pencil, lower right. 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (ima...
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1920s Isabel Bishop Art
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Pencil
LEANING ON THE WALL
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel. LEANING ON THE WALL. Teller 4. Etching, 1927. A rare Proof printed by the artist; there was no edition of this print. Signed in pencil, lower right, and inscribed "Li...
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1920s Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
Noon Hour
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Westport, CT
Noon Hour. 1935. Etching. Teller 18. 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 11 3/8 x 8 1/2). Edition 250 published by Associated American Artists in 1946 (were a few earlier impressions from a propose...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
Isabel Bishop Etching & Drypoint - "In the Bus"
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Isabel Bishop Original Etching & Drypoint, 1947. Titled: “In the Bus.”
Printed for the Miniature Print Society. Pencil signed lower right.
The image size is: 4 3/4"h x 5 1/8"w. Shee...
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Mid-20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Isabel Bishop Ink Wash, Woman Sitting
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Isabel Bishop (1902-1988) Ink Wash on paper. Woman sitting, circa 1940's.
Image measures: 5 3/4"h x 5 3/4"w. In very good condition. signed lower left.
The work presents in a museum...
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Mid-20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Ink
TAKING OFF HER COAT (REACHING FOR THE COAT SLEEVE)
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel. TAKING OFF HER COAT (REACHING FOR THE COAT SLEEVE). Etching, 1943. Teller 32. An early proof, printed by Bishop before the 1981 edition of 50 printed by Stephen Sholinsky...
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1940s Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
UNTITLED (WOMAN LOOKING IN PURSE).
By Isabel Bishop
Located in Portland, ME
Bishop, Isabel. UNTITLED (WOMAN LOOKING IN PURSE). Ink on cardstock, not dated. Unsigned. 5 x 5 inches. A fast, likely unposed sketch of a passerby. In excellent condition.
Isabel Bishop, 1902-1988.
Isabel Bishop was born and raised in the Midwest. She came to New York in 1918 where she studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women and the Art Students League, where her teachers included Kenneth Hayes Miller and Guy Pene du Bois. In 1934 she rented a studio in Union Square where she worked for the remainder of her career, often taking as her subjects the men and women who worked in the shops and offices on the square, or who walked or sat in Union Square Park.
She was a great draughtsman, and much of her graphic work is devoted to studies of the human figure in motion or at rest within the context of their activities in Union Square or similar settings. Bishop made etchings throughout her career, producing more than 80 prints between 1925 and 1982.
Prior to 1978 Bishop had editoned only a few of her prints; most of them were printed on an “as needed” basis only, by her, on her own press as gifts, or for sale. From 1978 on, Bishop collaborated with Sylvan Cole of Associated American Artists and the master printer Stephen Sholinsky...
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Mid-20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Ink
Putting on the Coat (front)
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
Isabel Bishop (1902-1988), Putting on the Coat, etching, 1943, signed in pencil lower right and titled (Putting on Coat (front)) lower left margins. Reference: Teller 31. In excellen...
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1940s American Realist Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
Nude (Front View)
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
From "Eight Etchings" (1925-1931)
Printed by Stem Graphics
Published by Midtown Galleries and Sylvan Cole Gallery
Signed in pencil lower right
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20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
Nude (Back View)
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
From "Eight Etchings" (1925-1931)
Printed by Stem Graphics
Published by Midtown Galleries and Sylvan Cole Gallery
Signed in pencil lower right
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20th Century Isabel Bishop Art
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Etching
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