Guy Pène Du Bois

Virginia in Doorway
c. 1913

A painting depicting a woman seated in profile on a rocking chair on a porch, with her head turned away from the viewer, gazing out at the neighboring houses. The scene is rendered in warm, earthy tones, with the architecture of the surrounding buildings featuring prominently in the background.
A painting depicting a woman seated in profile on a rocking chair on a porch, with her head turned away from the viewer, gazing out at the neighboring houses. The scene is rendered in warm, earthy tones, with the architecture of the surrounding buildings featuring prominently in the background.

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Date
c. 1913

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen mounted on paperboard

Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 12 1/16in. (40.6 × 30.6 cm)

Accession number
85.49.4

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Mrs. Percy Uris Bequest

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

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Guy Pène Du Bois
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