Guy Pène Du Bois

Portrait of Jo Davidson
c. 1916

A sketch of a man with a beard wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with the portrait focused on his face and upper torso. The artwork is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible pencil or charcoal lines and shading, and some areas of the figure are left undefined. The background is plain, highlighting the subject.
A sketch of a man with a beard wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with the portrait focused on his face and upper torso. The artwork is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible pencil or charcoal lines and shading, and some areas of the figure are left undefined. The background is plain, highlighting the subject.

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Date
c. 1916

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk, charcoal, transparent and opaque watercolor, and brush and ink on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/2 × 17 9/16in. (57.2 × 44.6 cm)

Accession number
31.538

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

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Guy Pène Du Bois
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