Kees van Dongen

(Dutch/French, 1877–1968)

femme allongée by kees van dongen

Kees van Dongen

Femme Allongée, ca. 1924

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vase d'orchidées by kees van dongen

Kees van Dongen

Vase d'orchidées, ca. 1910

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devant le restaurant de la paix (in front of restaurant de la paix) by kees van dongen

Kees van Dongen

Devant le Restaurant de la Paix (In front of Restaurant de la Paix)

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Biography

Timeline

1877
Born on January 26 in Delfshaven near Rotterdam
1895
Studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Rotterdam
1897
Moved to Paris and worked as an illustrator for "Revoue Blanche" and "L'assiette au Beurre"
1903
Exhibited his works publicly for the first time, and later he showed with Matisse in the Vollard Gallery
1905
Became associated with the Fauves
1908
Became a member of the group of German Expressionists "Die Brücke" (the Bridge)
1968
Died on May 28 in Monte Carlo

Exhibitions

2008
Kees Van Dongen, 1877-1968, New National Museum of Monaco, Monaco
1990
Kees Van Dongen, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1974
Les Fauves, Seibu Galleries, Tokyo, Japan
1972
Hommage a Van Dongen, Galerie Paul Valloton, Lausanne, Switzerland
1967
Van Dongen, Musee National d'arte Art Moderne, Paris, France
1946
Mostra di pittori francesi, Galerie dello Zodiaco, Rome, Italy
1911
Van Dongen, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France
1908
Exhibited with German Expressionist group, Die Brucke
1905
Salon d'Automne, Paris, France

Public Collections

Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Petit Palais, Geneva
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam