SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
The American painter James Daniel Bishop (1927–2021) lived and worked in Blévy, a village in the countryside, until his death.
In his works on paper, intimacy and subjectivity seem more pronounced than in his large paintings. Colour plays a central role: through variations in opacity, it helps bring out form and create a sense of space. According to an auction catalogue, working on paper often allows for moments of surprise, as Bishop did not determine the work’s final appearance in advance.
The Art Institute of Chicago’s database of works lists, among others, Early (1967), Untitled (1980) and Avant le jour (1986).
This profile brings together identity references for James Bishop and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
15 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Kornfeld. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil and chalk on paper
Untitled
Öl und Kreide auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2024-06-19
Published result : 4209 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil and chalk on paper
Untitled.
Öl und Kreide auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2018-05-04
Published result : 9000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 12000
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Oil and chalk on paper
Untitled.
Öl und Kreide auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2018-05-04
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Oil on paper
Untitled.
Öl auf Papier
Catalogue period : 2018-05-04
Published result : 8000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 10000
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Gouache
Untitled.
gouache
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 13000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Gouache
Untitled.
gouache
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 12000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
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Gouache
Untitled.
gouache
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 11000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7500
View the lot at the auction house ↗oil and collage, pasted on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Oil, colour pencil and collage, pasted on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000
View the lot at the auction house ↗oil and collage, pasted on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Oil and pencil on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 8000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Oil on wove paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 8000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Oil and pencil on wove paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 8000
View the lot at the auction house ↗Coloured pencil and oil on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000
View the lot at the auction house ↗pencil and collage, on drawing paper
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000
View the lot at the auction house ↗SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
