Art of Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)

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Kees van Dongen

[Dutch Fauvist Painter, 1877-1968]



Jeanne-Robert de Domecy, circa 1907- 1909
Oil on Canvas

Lady in a Black Hat, 1908

Young Arab, 1910-1911

Oil on Canvas

L'Arum, 1912

Oil on Canvas

L'Echarpe, 1924

Lithograph

Madame X, 1925

Lithograph in Color

L'Espagnole, 1927

Lithograph in Color

Place Pigalle, circa 1950

Lithograph

Brigitte Bardot (Large size version), 1964

Lithograph in Colors

Place Vendôme, 1964

Lithograph in Color

Two Resting Man  (no date)

Charcoal and Pencil Drawing on Paper

Woman with Red Hat (no date)

Lithograph colored with Aquarelle

Kees van Dongen Biography:



1877 - Born January 1st 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 May 28 in Monte Carlo