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Kees van Dongen
Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen 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. Th…
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culture · Dutch painter (1877–1968) · painter · printmaker · sculptor · graphic artist · illustrator · ceramicist · draftsperson · editorial cartoonist · lithographer · watercolorist · also Kees van Dongen, 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
Born 26 January 1877 · Died 28 May 1968 · Q170345
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1968· 1 entry
Died 1968-05-28.
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1957· 1 entry
Kay Thompson featured one of his paintings in her book Eloise in Paris
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1954· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1954).
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1926· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1926).
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1917· 1 entry
Van Dongen had become involved with a married socialite, the fashion director Léa Alvin, also known as Jasmy Jacob
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1906· 1 entry
Preitinger and Van Dongen moved to the Bateau Lavoir at 13 rue Ravignan in Montmartre, where they were friends with the circle surrounding Pablo Picasso and his girlfriend Fernande Olivier
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1897· 1 entry
Van Dongen lived in Paris for several months, where there was a large emigre community
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1892· 1 entry
At age 16, Kees van Dongen started his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, working with J
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1877· 1 entry
Born 1877-01-26.
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