Isabel Bishop

Conversation

1931, printed 1988

Two men in long coats and hats stand close together talking, one leaning on a cane.
Two men in long coats and hats stand close together talking, one leaning on a cane.

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Date
1931, printed 1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

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

Accession number
89.18.7

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
Gift of Sylvan Cole Gallery and the Midtown Galleries in memory of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Isabel Bishop

API
artworks/7381

Part of a series:
Eight Etchings 1925-1931
8 works

Two men in long coats and hats stand close together talking, one leaning on a cane.
A crowded city street scene with two women linking arms walking past a group of standing men.
A man in a suit leans against a low wall holding his hat at his side.
A detailed etched portrait of a woman resting her chin on her hand and wearing a flower necklace.
Two men sit on a bench holding their hats while looking toward each other.
Two men lean against a railing in conversation, one holding his hat beside him.
A simple ink sketch of a seated nude woman from the back with one arm resting on her knee.
Seated nude woman gently touching her shoulder with one hand and resting the other across her chest.

Isabel Bishop
74 works in the collection, 51 exhibitions

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