Guy Pene du Bois (American/Louisiana, 1884-1958), "Flowers", 1943, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, "James Graham & Sons, New York" label with artist, title and date, 2 handwritten labels one with artist the other with title and "Shannon's" label on stretcher, 20 in. x 16 in., framed, overall 25 in. x 21 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in. Provenance: Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, CT, May 4, 2006, lot 242; Collection of Allison Kendrick, The Carroll-Crawford House, New Orleans; Neal Auction, Nov. 20, 2021, lot 489.Note: A keen observer of class dynamics, Guy Pène du Bois built a successful artistic career documenting the bourgeois lives of the Parisians and Americans he encountered throughout his lifetime. Born to Louisiana writer and journalist, Henri Pène du Bois, Guy inherited his father’s enthusiasm for the French language and culture. In 1905, after spending his early career studying under Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase and alongside fellow students George Bellows and Edward Hopper, he traveled to Paris with his father where his work was exhibited in the Paris Salon for the first time that same year. Due to his father falling ill, he was forced to return to New York in 1906. There, he would go on to become an art critic for the New York Tribune and remain involved in the local art scene, even helping to organize the 1913 Armory Show, which included several of his works. Du Bois would return to Paris in 1924 for a few years to focus on painting, before settling in New York once again to teach at his own art school and the Art Students League in New York. While he was known primarily as a satirist of social scenes, du Bois’ painting on offer here is a rare and tender still life. The pink, white and red tones of the flowers glow against the saturated blue background, and the artist’s expert and effortless brushwork is demonstrated in the shading of the vase and the petals of the flowers. Painted later in his life, this 1948 composition is a haunting example of du Bois’ mature talent.Ref.: Torchia, Robert. “Guy Pène du Bois”. National Gallery of Art. Aug. 17, 2018. www.nga.gov. Accessed: March 25, 2024.

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