Untitled

Untitled

Isabel Bishop

1945

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a person standing indoors, holding a bundle wrapped in cloth. Their face is blurred, and they wear a headscarf, a loose shirt, and a skirt. The background is dark and textured, with a doorframe visible on the right. The artist used a technique that creates rough, layered lines—likely drypoint—to build up the image. The marks look almost like scratches in the surface. Look up etching to see how artists like this make prints with acid and metal plates.

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