Isabel
Bishop

Isabel Bishop (Isabel Bishop, March 3, 1902, Cincinnati, USA – February 19, 1988, new York, USA) is an American artist known for her paintings of women and scenes of the city of new York. Bishop was born in Cincinnati in the family of a teacher and writer. Started to learn painting at the age of 12 and at 16 moved to new York, where she entered the School of applied design for women. In 1932, her works depicting women on the streets of Manhattan, began to exhibit in galleries. In 1936, the Bishop began to teach at the art students League artists in new York, while continuing to write, and four years later became a member of the National Academy of design.

The features of creativity of the artist Isabel Bishop: since 1920-ies developed her own realistic style, inspired by the works of Rubens and other Dutch and Flemish masters that she has studied during her travels in Europe. Many of the works of Bishop feature a blurred background, designed to display the speed of urban life. In the more mature works of the artist most prominent are the residents of Union square in new York, where her studio was located. Her portraits often represent images of individual heads, the artist focused attention on the facial expressions. in addition, in later years, she often writes Nudes.

Famous paintings by Isabel Bishop: "Virgil and Dante in Union square", "Two girls", "Meeting", "Walking women".

Author: Eugene Sidelnikov