Encounter

1940-1941

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching in black
Dimensions: plate: 20.3 × 14 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 33 cm (10 × 13 in.)
Collection no.: 2008.115.917
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Encounter — Isabel Bishop. 1940-1941.

Medium: etching in black.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 20.3 × 14 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 33 cm (10 × 13 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2008.115.917. Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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