Guy Pène Du Bois

"Do You Think It Will Be Cool When We Get There?"
1914

Illustration of a man and a woman standing side by side with suitcases at their feet, possibly at a train station, with a caption that reads, "He. 'Used to you think it cain't be done 'thout we got there.'" The man wears a suit and a boater hat, while the woman is dressed in a long skirt and blouse with a hat adorned with a bow. The background features a simplified depiction of a cityscape with buildings and a tower.
Illustration of a man and a woman standing side by side with suitcases at their feet, possibly at a train station, with a caption that reads, "He. 'Used to you think it cain't be done 'thout we got there.'" The man wears a suit and a boater hat, while the woman is dressed in a long skirt and blouse with a hat adorned with a bow. The background features a simplified depiction of a cityscape with buildings and a tower.

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Date
1914

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 14 15/16in. (50.5 × 37.9 cm)

Accession number
31.528

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

API
artworks/1959

Guy Pène Du Bois
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