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Kees van Dongen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cornelis Theodorus Maria Kees van Dongen, Cornelis Theodorus Maria Dongen, Cornelis T. M. Van Dongen, Cornelis Theodorus Maria Van Dongen, Cornelius T. M. van Dongen, Kees Dongen, Cornelius Theodorus Marie Kees van Dongen, Cornelius Theodorus Marie Dongen
Dutch painter (1877-1968)
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Kees van Dongen, born Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen in 1877 in Delfshaven, was a Dutch-French painter, printmaker, sculptor, and graphic artist. He worked within the Fauvism and Die Brücke movements, producing works in the genres of portrait, animal art, landscape painting, and nude. His artistic training took place at the Willem de Kooning Academy. He was fluent in French and Dutch and held citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France.
Van Dongen was married to Augusta Preitinger and taught students including David Wallin, Yen Shui-long, María Blanchard, and David Petrovich Shterenberg. He participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics. His honors included the titles of Knight and Officer of the Legion of Honour. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He died in Monte Carlo in 1968.
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Key facts
- Born
- Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen , ( 1877-01-26 ) 26 January 1877 , Rotterdam , Netherlands
- Died
- 28 May 1968 (1968-05-28) (aged 91), Monte Carlo , Monaco
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Fauvism
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Described at
About: Kees van Dongen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cornelis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Delfshaven
- Place of death
- Monte Carlo
- Educated at
- Willem de Kooning Academy
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- still life
- Movement
- Die Brücke
- Image
- Kees van Dongen 1923.jpg
- Work location
- Morocco
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- Commons category
- Kees van Dongen
- date of birth
- 1877-00-00
- date of death
- 1968-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Kees van Dongen
- name in native language
- Kees van Dongen
- birth name
- Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen
- pseudonym
- Kees van Dongen
- student
- Ruth Cahn
- has works in the collection
- Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Chéret
- start of work period
- 1892-01-01
- end of work period
- 1968-01-01
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- significant person
- Jenny Sacerdote
- described at URL
- dbpedia.org/resource/Kees_van_Dongen
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Kees van Dongen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (26 January 1877 – 28 May 1968) was a Dutch-French painter who was one of the leading Fauves. Van Dongen's early work was influenced by the Hague School and symbolism and it evolved gradually into a rough pointillist style. From 1905 onwards – when he took part at the controversial 1905 Salon d'Automne exhibition – his style became more and more radical in its use of form and colour. The paintings he made in the period of 1905–1910 are considered by some to be his most important works. The themes of his work from that period are predominantly centered on the nightlife. He painted dancers, singers, masquerades, and theatre. Van Dongen gained a reputation for his sensuous – at times garish – portraits, especially of women.
Life and work
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