Work of the Week at the Asheville Art Museum

Best known for her cityscapes and portraits, du Bois exhibited her work in respected galleries across the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design in New York. Presently the artist's oil painting, New Orleans Street, can be seen in the Museum's exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection titled Looking Back: Celebrating 60 Years of Collecting at the Asheville Art Museum.   Continue reading here...

Yvonne Pene du Bois (1913 - 1997)
New Orleans Street ca. 1946, Oil Painting, 14.63 x 23 inches.
Gift of Elizabeth Roebling - Asheville Art Museum Collection. 2003.22.03.21.