Penicl drawing of a scene in Union Square, New York City by Isabel Bishop (1902-1988). Circa 1940. Pencil on gray-blue drawing paper. Signed by the artist, lower left. Matted and framed. A fully realized drawing depicting the scene outside of her studio with men, women, and children in the park, at a vendor’s stand and with buildings in the background.

SIZE: Drawing (sheet) - 9” x 11.25” / Frame - 19.5” x 22.5”

PROVENANCE: San Francisco collection.

NOTES: Isabel Bishop was an American painter and graphic artist who depicted urban scenes of Union Square, New York, from the 1930s to the 1970s. She is best known for her depiction of American women and as a leading member of the Fourteenth Street School of artists. Bishop's mature works mainly depict the inhabitants of New York's Union Square area. Bishop was also a pioneer in multiple-figure compositions, often containing two females engaged in various workday interactions. In the post-war years, Bishop's interest turned to more abstracted scenes of New Yorkers walking and traveling, in the streets or on the subways.

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Good condition. Not laid down. Toning to the paper at the edges, covered by the matting. Newer frame with light wear.