TitleSeated Model and J.H.
Artist
Elmer Bischoff
(American, 1916 - 1991)
Date1970
MediumCharcoal and brush and ink wash over graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet size: 10 3/4 × 19 3/4 in.
Mat size: 23 × 25 in.
SignedSigned left edge center in ballpoint pen: "E. Bischoff 70"
SubmissionANA diploma presentation, October 3, 1984
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number1984.30
Label TextThe San Francisco Bay Area was an active center of abstract painting during the 1940s and 1950s, but shortly thereafter it also witnessed a resurgence of figuration of which Elmer Bischoff was a leading figure. His Seated Model and J.H. depicts one of the regular life drawing sessions held in the San Francisco studio of painter Julius Hatofsky (1922-2006). The influence of Bischoff's earlier abstraction on his figurative work is seen in the drawing's informal geometry, strong contours, and deep contrast between areas of light and dark.
