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

Feb 10–May 9, 2000

A painting depicting an intimate café scene with three patrons: two seated at a table engrossed in reading and conversation, and one standing at the counter. The interior is adorned with colorful wallpaper and posters advertising art exhibitions. A bowl of fruit sits on one table, while a cup of coffee and a green bottle are placed on another. The atmosphere is casual and the style impressionistic, capturing a moment of everyday Parisian life.
A painting depicting an intimate café scene with three patrons: two seated at a table engrossed in reading and conversation, and one standing at the counter. The interior is adorned with colorful wallpaper and posters advertising art exhibitions. A bowl of fruit sits on one table, while a cup of coffee and a green bottle are placed on another. The atmosphere is casual and the style impressionistic, capturing a moment of everyday Parisian life.

Guy Pène Du Bois, Morning, Paris Cafe, 1926. Oil on linen, overall: 36 5/16 × 28 15/16 in. (92.2 × 73.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 31.182. Courtesy the Estate of Guy Pene du Bois

The Talk of the Town: Guy Pène du Bois and Elie Nadelman was curated by Shamim M. Momin.

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