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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Kees van Dongen (5,018 results)

L'autopsie

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Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Péniches sur la Seine

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Péniches sur la Seine

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Comtesse Anatole de Bremond d'Ars, 1947

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Comtesse Anatole de Bremond d'Ars, 1947

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Les boeufs au joug, 1905

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Les boeufs au joug, 1905

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Moi et la femme, 1917

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Moi et la femme, 1917

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Portrait de femme au chapeau

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Portrait de femme au chapeau

Sale Date: November 3, 2023

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Hommage a Marie Claire, 1950

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Hommage a Marie Claire, 1950

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Jeune femme et son chien sur la plage.

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Jeune femme et son chien sur la plage.

Sale Date: October 16, 2023

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Le Sentier de la vertu, 1913

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Le Sentier de la vertu, 1913

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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La Femme aux colonnes ou Nu aux colonnes ou..., 1915

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La Femme aux colonnes ou Nu aux colonnes ou..., 1915

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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LA FEMME A LA FOURRURE, 1925

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LA FEMME A LA FOURRURE, 1925

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Portrait d'une femme

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Portrait d'une femme

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Three Reclining Female Nudes; Three..., 1925

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Three Reclining Female Nudes; Three..., 1925

Sale Date: October 12, 2023

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Rosa, l'écuyère, 1931

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Rosa, l'écuyère, 1931

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Brigitte Bardot, 1964

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Brigitte Bardot, 1964

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Souvenir de Dordrecht, 1907

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Souvenir de Dordrecht, 1907

Sale Date: October 10, 2023

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Rose dans un verre, 1945

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Rose dans un verre, 1945

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Deauville, le champ de courses, 1935

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Deauville, le champ de courses, 1935

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Le parc

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Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Le Bonheur, 1955

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Le Bonheur, 1955

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Le Coquelicot, 1960

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Le Coquelicot, 1960

Sale Date: October 3, 2023

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Montherlant (Henri de). Les Lépreuses., 1947

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Montherlant (Henri de). Les Lépreuses., 1947

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Les cheveux courts, 1926

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Les cheveux courts, 1926

Sale Date: September 27, 2023

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Femme assoupie

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Femme assoupie

Sale Date: September 14, 2023

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