Isabel Bishop

Conversation
1931, printed 1988

A black and white etching of two figures standing close together, viewed from behind. Both are wearing hats and coats, and one appears to be holding a cane. The image is centered on a larger blank paper canvas with the words "Working Proof" and a signature at the bottom.
A black and white etching of two figures standing close together, viewed from behind. Both are wearing hats and coats, and one appears to be holding a cane. The image is centered on a larger blank paper canvas with the words "Working Proof" and a signature at the bottom.

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Date
1931, printed 1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 15/16in. (39.4 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 5 15/16 × 3 15/16in. (15.1 × 10 cm)

Accession number
89.18.7

Series
Eight Etchings 1925-1931

Edition
Whitney proof | Ed. 60, 7 APs, 1 BAT, 1 PP

Publication
Printed by Stem Graphics; published by Midtown Galleries; published by Sylvan Cole Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Sylvan Cole Gallery and the Midtown Galleries in memory of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Isabel Bishop

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Isabel Bishop
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