Tidying Up
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| Artist | Isabel Bishop |
| Year | 1941 |
| Medium | oil on masonite |
| Dimensions | 38 cm × 29 cm (15 in × 11.5 in) |
| Location | Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Tidying Up is an oil painting by American artist Isabel Bishop. It is currently in the permanent collection at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Tidying Up depicts a young contemporary (1930s or 1940s) working woman in an unguarded moment of checking herself in her hand mirror.
Bishop's work generally focuses on young women caught during the idle moments away from their jobs. Her active brushwork served to reflect the upward social mobility experienced by working women of this period, while her color palette recalls works of the Italian Renaissance.[1] Bishop's subject matter is quickly rendered, and lines are expressive and dynamic. Her quick brushstroke evokes the everyday activity and animation of the modern city.[2]