Guy Pène Du Bois

Telephone, Your Honor
c. 1930

A vintage pen-and-ink drawing featuring two scenes divided by a horizontal line. In the upper scene, two men are leaning on a counter, engaged in a close conversation, with one whispering into the other's ear. Below, the same two men are depicted in a different setting, sitting across from each other at a desk, with papers and a book in front of them, appearing to be in a serious discussion. The artwork includes intricate line work and shading, capturing the expressions and mood of the characters. There is text at the bottom of the image, possibly a title or caption in quotes, and the artist's signature and date in the lower right corner.

A vintage pen-and-ink drawing featuring two scenes divided by a horizontal line. In the upper scene, two men are leaning on a counter, engaged in a close conversation, with one whispering into the other's ear. Below, the same two men are depicted in a different setting, sitting across from each other at a desk, with papers and a book in front of them, appearing to be in a serious discussion. The artwork includes intricate line work and shading, capturing the expressions and mood of the characters. There is text at the bottom of the image, possibly a title or caption in quotes, and the artist's signature and date in the lower right corner.

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Date
c. 1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 3/4 × 11in. (40 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
31.540

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

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

API
artworks/616

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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