The Ballet Tryout (c.1935-39). Guy Pène du Bois (American, 1884–1958). Oil on canv
The Ballet Tryout (c.1935-39). Guy Pène du Bois (American, 1884–1958). Oil on canvas.Early in his career, Pène du Bois abandoned the dark palette and quick, gestural brushstrokes of his teachers Chase and Henri and developed a style dominated by simplified and stylized figures, depicted with a laconic eye and sharp awareness of the pomposity and artifice of social encounters. -- source link
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