Guy Pène du Bois: A Parisian Observer of American Society Guy Pène du Bois (January 4, 1884 – July 18, 1958) was a pivotal figure in early 20th-century American art, an observer and interpreter of the shifting social landscape—particularly the vibrant, often decadent world of Parisian society as it intersected with burgeoning American modernity. Born into a French family in Brooklyn, New York, his life was a fascinating blend of transatlantic influences, artistic training steeped in European tradition, and a uniquely American sensibility that found expression through his distinctive painting…