Guy Pène DuBois Auction Prices and Value Guide
Guy Pène DuBois auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 396 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Guy Pène DuBois auction prices: quick answer
Guy Pène DuBois auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Guy Pène DuBois
- Source records
- 396
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Guy Pène DuBois
Guy Pène DuBois (1884–1958) was an American painter, art critic, and educator known for sharply observed scenes of twentieth-century social life. Born in the United States into a French family, he developed a distinctive figurative style that captured café interiors, theatre audiences, and the stylized world of 1920s flappers with both wit and restraint. Unlike many of his contemporaries who pursued abstraction, Pène DuBois remained committed to representational painting that commented on the manners and rituals of modern urban society. He was active as a critic and educator alongside his painting practice, contributing to the broader discourse on American art. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his career is documented in a scholarly monograph by B. Fahlman, Guy Pène du Bois: Painter of Modern Life (2004).
American Modernismoil paintingcafe and theatre scenessocial and society figures
Common works and media
Pène DuBois primarily produced oil paintings on canvas and panel, though works on paper including drawings may also appear. His signature subjects are figurative scenes of social gatherings: café patrons, theatre-goers, parties, and portraits of fashionable urban figures. Collectors may encounter works dating from the 1910s through the 1950s, with the strongest demand typically for his 1920s society scenes. Signed works are the norm; verify signatures against documented variants of his name.
Market and appraisal context
Guy Pène DuBois appears regularly in the American Paintings auction market, with nearly 400 recorded lots. Valuation is influenced by medium and size, with oil paintings on canvas commanding the strongest results. Provenance traced to established galleries or institutional collections, such as MoMA, supports buyer confidence. The 2004 Fahlman monograph provides a scholarly reference point for attribution, and collectors should be aware of multiple recorded name variants when researching provenance. Condition, date of execution, and subject matter—all hallmarks of his social-scene imagery—affect individual lot outcomes.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- American Paintings
Value drivers
- Institutional holdings include MoMA, supporting collector confidence and provenance verification
- Scholarly monograph by B. Fahlman (2004) provides catalogue and context for attribution
- 396 auction records in Appraisily/Invaluable database indicate regular market appearance
Appraisal caveats
- Multiple name variants (Guy Pène Du Bois, Guy Pene-Dubois, Guylene Dubois) may cause attribution or provenance confusion; verify signatures and titles carefully.
- A minor conflict exists in death-year records: VIAF cross-references include a German National Library entry listing 1956, while RKD and Wikidata give 1958; use 1958 as the consensus date.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
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