Kees van Dongen

Kees van Dongen

Infobox Artist
bgcolour = #6495ED
name = Kees van Dongen


imagesize = 200px
caption = Plaque of Kees van Dongen in Delfshaven, Rotterdam
birthname = Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen
birthdate = 26 January 1877
location = Rotterdam, Netherlands
deathdate = 28 May 1968
deathplace = Monte Carlo, Monaco
nationality = Dutch, French
field = Painting
training =
movement = Fauvism
works =
patrons =
influenced by =
influenced =
awards =

Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen (January 26, 1877 – May 28, 1968), usually known as Kees van Dongen or just van Dongen, was a Dutch painter and one of the Fauves. He gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits.

Life and work

Kees van Dongen was born in Delfshaven, in the suburbs of Rotterdam. In 1892, at age 16, Kees van Dongen started his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam. During this period from 1892 to 1897, van Dongen frequented the Red Quarter seaport area, where he drew scenes of sailors and prostitutes.

In 1897 he lived in Paris for several months. In December 1899 he returned to Paris to join Augusta Preitinger ("Guus"), whom he had met at the Academy. They married on July 11, 1901 (they divorced in 1921). He began to exhibit in Paris, including the controversial 1905 exhibition "Salon d'Automne", in a room featuring Henri Matisse amongst others. The bright colours of this group of artists led to them being called Fauves ('Wild Beasts'). (He was also briefly a member of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke.)

In 1906 the couple moved to the Bateau Lavoir at 13 rue Ravignan, where they were friends with the circle surrounding Pablo Picasso and his girlfriend Fernande Olivier.

In addition to selling his paintings, van Dongen also gained an income by selling satirical sketches to the newspaper 'Revue Blanche' and organising very successful costume balls in Montparnasse to gain extra income.

Under the influence of Jasmy Jacob, amongst others, Kees van Dongen developed the lush colours of his Fauvist style. This gained him a solid reputation with the French bourgeoisie and a resultant profitable lifestyle.

In 1926 he was awarded the Legion of Honour and in 1927 the Order of the Crown of Belgium. In 1929 he received French nationality and two of his works were admitted to the Luxembourg.

The social and commercial appeal of his later work (which includes a 1958 portrait of Brigitte Bardot) did not match the artistic promise or the bohemian eroticism of his earlier years.

Kees van Dongen died in his home in Monte Carlo in 1968.

Further reading

* Ed. des Courières (1925). "Van Dongen" Henri Floury, Éditeur.
* Jan Juffermans (2003). "Kees Van Dongen: The Graphic Work" Lund Humphries Publishers, ISBN 0-85331-876-X

ources

* Rudolf Engers (2002), "Het kleurrijke leven van Kees van Dongen" Scriptum Art, ISBN 90-5594-266-9
* Gaston Diehl, "Van Dongen", Crown Publishers, Inc, New York.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kees van Dongen — en 1938. Nom de naissance Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen Naissan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kees van Dongen — (1938) Kees van Dongen (* 26. Januar 1877 in Delfshaven bei Rotterdam; † 28. Mai 1968 in Monte Carlo; eigentlich Cornelis Theodorus Marie van Dongen) war ein französischer Maler niederländischer Herkunft, der hauptsächlich in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kees van Dongen — en 1938 Nombre de nacimiento Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Kees Van Dongen — Cet article fait partie de la série Peinture Liste des peintres Portail de la Peinture Kees Van Dongen, de son vrai nom Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen est un peintre néerlandais né le 26 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kees Van Dongen — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Kees Van Dongen es el pseudónimo del pintor Cornelis Théodorus Marie Van Dongen (Rotterdam, Holanda, 26 de enero de 1877 Mónaco, 28 de mayo de 1968). Establecido en París en 1897, obtuvo la nacionalidad francesa en… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Van Dongen — Kees van Dongen Cet article fait partie de la série Peinture Liste des peintres Portail de la Peinture Kees Van Dongen, de son vrai nom Cornelis Théodorus Marie van Dongen est un peintre néerlandais né le 26 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Van Dongen — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen wichtige Informationen. Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Van Dongen, Kees — (1877 1968)    painter    Of Dutch origin, Cornelius Theodorus Marie Van Dongen, or Kees Van Dongen as he is known, was born in Delfthaven. His talent was evident early, as he painted at first in a progressively realistic style, marked by an… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

  • VAN DONGEN (K.) — VAN DONGEN CORNELIS THEODORUS MARIE dit KEES (1877 1968) Parmi les peintres du groupe fauve, un certain nombre d’artistes font figure d’isolés. Le plus intéressant d’entre eux est le Hollandais Van Dongen, par l’ampleur de son œuvre et par sa… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Van Dongen — (Cornelis, dit Kees) (1877 1968) peintre français d origine néerlandaise; fauve (le Châle espagnol, 1913), puis peintre mondain …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”