Guy Pène Du Bois

Café Monnot
1924–1937

A painting depicting a scene in a dimly lit café with a woman in a red hat seated at a table in the foreground, holding a red object, possibly a fruit, in her hand. She is facing a man in a brown suit whose back is to the viewer. In the background, other patrons are conversing at tables, and the word "HOTEL" is visible in the upper left corner, suggesting the setting is a hotel café. The brushwork is loose and impressionistic, with a focus on mood and atmosphere over fine detail.

A painting depicting a scene in a dimly lit café with a woman in a red hat seated at a table in the foreground, holding a red object, possibly a fruit, in her hand. She is facing a man in a brown suit whose back is to the viewer. In the background, other patrons are conversing at tables, and the word "HOTEL" is visible in the upper left corner, suggesting the setting is a hotel café. The brushwork is loose and impressionistic, with a focus on mood and atmosphere over fine detail.

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Date
1924–1937

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 22 × 18 5/16in. (55.9 × 46.5 cm)

Accession number
66.124

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Rita and Daniel Fraad, Jr.

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

API
artworks/248

Exhibitions

The Talk of the Town: Guy Pène du Bois and Elie Nadelman

Feb 10–May 9, 2000

Guy Pène Du Bois
56 works in the collection

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