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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Sold price: 13,802,500 USD

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Kees van Dongen Artworks

Kees van Dongen (5,018 results)

Portrait d'une élégante, 1940

Kees van Dongen

Portrait d'une élégante, 1940

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

Auction Closed

Nu au chat, 1929

Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita and Kees van Dongen

Nu au chat, 1929

Sale Date: December 6, 2021

Auction Closed

Jeune fille aux cheveux bouclés - 1927, 1927

Kees van Dongen

Jeune fille aux cheveux bouclés - 1927, 1927

Sale Date: November 24, 2021

Auction Closed

Brigitte Bardot

After Kees van Dongen

Brigitte Bardot

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

Auction Closed

DAHLIAS (ALSO CALLED BOUQUET DE FLEURS)

Kees van Dongen

DAHLIAS (ALSO CALLED BOUQUET DE FLEURS)

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

Auction Closed

Girl with a Flower in Her Hair, 1960–1969

Kees van Dongen

Girl with a Flower in Her Hair, 1960–1969

Sale Date: November 14, 2021

Auction Closed

La Plage de Deauville, 1955

Kees van Dongen

La Plage de Deauville, 1955

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

Auction Closed

La Célèbre Fatima et sa troupe |..., 1912

Kees van Dongen

La Célèbre Fatima et sa troupe |..., 1912

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

Auction Closed

Armistice Day, 1918, 1918

Kees van Dongen

Armistice Day, 1918, 1918

Sale Date: November 12, 2021

Auction Closed

L’Élégante

Kees van Dongen

L’Élégante

Sale Date: November 6, 2021

Auction Closed

Trinidad Fernandez, 1910

Kees van Dongen

Trinidad Fernandez, 1910

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

Auction Closed

Femme en buste

Kees van Dongen

Femme en buste

Sale Date: November 5, 2021

Auction Closed

Le Banc parisien, 1901

Kees van Dongen

Le Banc parisien, 1901

Sale Date: November 5, 2021

Auction Closed

Cérès, 1948

Kees van Dongen

Cérès, 1948

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

Auction Closed

Le Collier de perles, 1924

Kees van Dongen

Le Collier de perles, 1924

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Le Torse, 1924

Kees van Dongen

Le Torse, 1924

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Femme à l’éventail

Kees van Dongen

Femme à l’éventail

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed

La jeune fille au cou de cygne ou L'Anglaise

Kees van Dongen

La jeune fille au cou de cygne ou L'Anglaise

Sale Date: October 19, 2021

Auction Closed

La Baignade ou Tide, 1929

Kees van Dongen

La Baignade ou Tide, 1929

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Chamseddine & Noureddine (i) ; La Nuit..., 1918

Kees van Dongen

Chamseddine & Noureddine (i) ; La Nuit..., 1918

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

Auction Closed

Élégante au soulier rouge

Kees van Dongen

Élégante au soulier rouge

Sale Date: October 15, 2021

Auction Closed

Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, 1928

After Kees van Dongen

Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, 1928

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

Auction Closed

Le Gala de Costume de Bain, Deauville 1930, 1931

After Kees van Dongen

Le Gala de Costume de Bain, Deauville 1930, 1931

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

Auction Closed

Le Carousel et le Fiacre (1900), 1950

Kees van Dongen

Le Carousel et le Fiacre (1900), 1950

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

Auction Closed

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