Isabel Bishop

Study for Nude #2
c. 1955

A painting featuring an abstract depiction of a seated figure, possibly reading or engaging in a task, with a warm palette of oranges, yellows, and earth tones, accented by strokes of white and green. The brushwork is loose and expressive, and the artist's signature is visible at the bottom right corner.

A painting featuring an abstract depiction of a seated figure, possibly reading or engaging in a task, with a warm palette of oranges, yellows, and earth tones, accented by strokes of white and green. The brushwork is loose and expressive, and the artist's signature is visible at the bottom right corner.

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Date
c. 1955

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Tempera and graphite pencil on fiberboard

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 14 3/4 × 14 1/4in. (37.5 × 36.2 cm)

Accession number
91.19a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the family of Mrs. Alice E. Van Orden in her memory, 1991

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Isabel Bishop

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Isabel Bishop
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