Kees van Dongen

(Dutch/French, 1877–1968)

Kees van Dongen was a Dutch-French artist known for his vibrant paintings and prints of almond-eyed women and bourgeois leisure scenes. Some of the painter’s most famous works depict fashionable celebrities, including the French actress Brigitte Bardot. “The essential thing is to elongate the women, especially to make them slim,” he said of his models. “After that, you just need to make their jewelry bigger.” Born Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen on January 26, 1877 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he studied at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten of Rotterdam, where he created somber-toned landscapes inspired by Rembrandt. Financed by his father, the artist moved to Paris in 1897 where he frequented the bars and cabarets of Montmartre. Affiliated with the Fauvists Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, and André Derain, Van Dongen’s use of color and expressive line became integral to his style. In 1926, the artist was inducted into the French Legion of Honor, and, in 1927, awarded the Order of the Crown of Belgium. His favorable treatment by the Nazis during their occupation of Paris during World War II, led to the artist and his work falling from grace after the war. Van Dongen died on May 28, 1968 in Monte Carlo, Monaco at the age of 91. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris.

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Jeune Arabe, 1910 - 1911
Sold price: 13,802,500 USD

Kees van Dongen Artworks

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Study of a Seated Woman

Kees van Dongen

Study of a Seated Woman

Sale Date: September 22, 2023

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Nuages, ou Guus Van Dongen et sa Fille Dolly , 1905

Kees van Dongen

Nuages, ou Guus Van Dongen et sa Fille Dolly , 1905

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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La Porte Dauphine, 1923

Kees van Dongen

La Porte Dauphine, 1923

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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La Quiétude, 1918

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La Quiétude, 1918

Sale Date: October 13, 2023

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Au Beau Temps de la Butte, 1949

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Au Beau Temps de la Butte, 1949

Sale Date: September 10, 2023

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Fernande Olivier, 1955

Kees van Dongen

Fernande Olivier, 1955

Sale Date: September 10, 2023

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挿画本「Les Lépreuses par HENRY DE MONTHERLANT」, 1947

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挿画本「Les Lépreuses par HENRY DE MONTHERLANT」, 1947

Sale Date: September 16, 2023

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Les lépreuses, 1946

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Les lépreuses, 1946

Sale Date: January 24, 2023

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Le Carrousel (Le Champs-Elysées)/ Montmartre , 1963

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Le Carrousel (Le Champs-Elysées)/ Montmartre , 1963

Sale Date: July 27, 2023

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Vlaminck et Derain à Chatou, 1949

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Vlaminck et Derain à Chatou, 1949

Sale Date: July 9, 2023

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Femme assoupie

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Femme assoupie

Sale Date: June 28, 2023

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L'Avenue Montaigne à Paris, 1923

Kees van Dongen

L'Avenue Montaigne à Paris, 1923

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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Les deux caniches, 1936–1946

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Les deux caniches, 1936–1946

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

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La Sirène, ou La Seine, 1963

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La Sirène, ou La Seine, 1963

Sale Date: June 29, 2023

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Le coquelicot, 1960

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Le coquelicot, 1960

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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Gloire à Paris / Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 1951

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Gloire à Paris / Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 1951

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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Les jeunes filles de Zandstraat, 1902

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Les jeunes filles de Zandstraat, 1902

Sale Date: June 22, 2023

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Les Beaux Jours, 1948

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Les Beaux Jours, 1948

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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Portrait de, 1908

Kees van Dongen

Portrait de, 1908

Sale Date: June 20, 2023

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La Marchesa Casati (Bozzetto preparatorio), 1920

Kees van Dongen

La Marchesa Casati (Bozzetto preparatorio), 1920

Sale Date: June 26, 2023

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Femme avec un chien marchant sur la plage, 1925–1930

Kees van Dongen

Femme avec un chien marchant sur la plage, 1925–1930

Sale Date: May 27, 2023

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Au beau temps de la butte, Paris, Nouvelle..., 1949

Kees van Dongen

Au beau temps de la butte, Paris, Nouvelle..., 1949

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Nightlife in the Zandstraat in Rotterdam, 1895

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Nightlife in the Zandstraat in Rotterdam, 1895

Sale Date: May 24, 2023

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Kees van Dongen (French, 1867-1947), Reclining...

Kees van Dongen

Kees van Dongen (French, 1867-1947), Reclining...

Sale Date: May 20, 2023

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