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Kees (Cornelis Theodorus Maria) Van Dongen BIOGRAPHY
1877 Delfshaven, Holland - 1968 Monte Carlo, Monaco. Known for: Fauve and expressionist painting-aristocratic portraits.
Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern... Read full biography
Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern Art movements. Born Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen in Delfshaven Holland on January 26, 1877,... Read full biography
Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern Art movements. Born Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen in Delfshaven Holland on January 26, 1877, he began studies at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in 1892 where he met his first wife, artist Augusta (Guus) Prettinger. While studying at the Academy he worked as an illustrator and sketch... Read full biography
Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern Art movements. Born Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen in Delfshaven Holland on January 26, 1877, he began studies at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in 1892 where he met his first wife, artist Augusta (Guus) Prettinger. While studying at the Academy he worked as an illustrator and sketch artist for the newspaper Rotterdam Nieuwsblad. In 1897 he visited Paris and moved there in 1899 working for Le Rire, Gil Blas, La Revue Blanche and Assiette au Beurre. In 1905 van Dogen's works were exhibited at the Salon des Independents and the Salon... Read full biography
Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern Art movements. Born Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen in Delfshaven Holland on January 26, 1877, he began studies at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in 1892 where he met his first wife, artist Augusta (Guus) Prettinger. While studying at the Academy he worked as an illustrator and sketch artist for the newspaper Rotterdam Nieuwsblad. In 1897 he visited Paris and moved there in 1899 working for Le Rire, Gil Blas, La Revue Blanche and Assiette au Beurre. In 1905 van Dogen's works were exhibited at the Salon des Independents and the Salon d'Automne along with works by Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck and Andre Derain. Two of those works were... Read full biography
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Bold vibrant colors used in paintings of socialites, prostitutes, dancers and circus people are the works of Kees van Dongen. During his life, he was part of both the fauvism and expressionism Modern Art movements.
Born Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen in Delfshaven Holland on January 26, 1877, he began studies at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in 1892 where he met his first wife, artist Augusta (Guus) Prettinger. While studying at the Academy he worked as an illustrator and sketch artist for the newspaper Rotterdam Nieuwsblad. In 1897 he visited Paris and moved there in 1899 working for Le Rire, Gil Blas, La Revue Blanche and Assiette au Beurre.
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