Guy Pène Du Bois

The General

1921

Not on view

Date
1921

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor with scratching, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on paper;

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 7/16 × 15 1/4 in. (57 × 38.7 cm) Image: 18 1/4 × 13 1/16 in. (46.4 × 33.2 cm)

Accession number
2014.74.10

Credit line
Gift of Flora Miller Biddle

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

API
artworks/45215

Part of a series:
A True History of Eight West Eighth
17 works

Seven formally dressed men gather in a dark room, appearing to hold a serious meeting.

A well-dressed man stands casually with hands in pockets, holding a hat and cane.

Title page reading "A pictorial history of Eight West Eighth" by Guy Pène du Bois.

A portly man in glasses and a double-breasted coat stands with hand in his pocket, captioned "God give me strength."

A nude model stands before five male artists studying a small sculpture on a stool.

A sharply dressed man stands in front of posters labeled Anarchy, Bolshevism, and Mysticism.

Person in a long coat stands holding a cane and smoking, framed by a decorative border.

A man in a suit holds his hat and leans forward to study a painting on the wall.

A group of veterans and sailors gather around a black-clad figure beneath flags and bunting.

A bearded man in a white suit stands with a cane before a row of bust sculptures.

Guy Pène Du Bois
56 works in the collection, 29 exhibitions

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