Female Nude with Raised Foot

c. 1940-1945

Isabel Bishop

Associated Names
Isabel Bishop

Artist, American, 1902 - 1988

The drawing depicts a seated figure, shown in full body. The person is in a hunched position, with their torso bent forward and arms resting on their knee. The head is tilted downward, and the facial features are not clearly defined. The hair is sketchy and seems short or closely cropped. The figure is nude, surrounded by soft pencil and watercolor shading that creates a sense of form and volume. There are no visible items of clothing or jewelry on the person. The background consists of a light, neutral wash with hints of shading that suggest a seated surface, but it remains abstract and minimalistic, keeping focus on the subject of the drawing.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 197, no. 1326.

Inscriptions

center in graphite: Love to Austin I.B.; lower center in graphite (partially erased): Bishop / 31 / 4 / 4 / 4 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q64574999

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