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Guy Pène du Bois
American painter
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An American Oriental, oil on canvas painting by Guy Pène du Bois, 1921, Los Angeles County Museum of Art | |
| Born | (1884-01-04)January 4, 1884 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | July 18, 1958(1958-07-18) (aged 74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | New York School of Art[2] |
| Known for | Painting |
Guy Pène du Bois (January 4, 1884 – July 18, 1958) was a 20th-century American painter, art critic, and educator.
Born in the U.S. to a French family, his work depicted the culture and society around him: cafes, theatres, and in the twenties, flappers.
Artistic training
Pène du Bois began his artistic training in 1899, when he enrolled in the New York School of Art to study under the painter William Merritt Chase.[3] In 1902 he enrolled in a painting class with Robert Henri, whose teachings lead Pène du Bois to focus more on everyday li