Wildenstein institute kees van dongen biography
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Kees van Dongen
| Dutch artist, one of the founders of Fauvism Date of Birth: Country: Netherlands |
Content:
- Kees van Dongen: A Dutch Fauvist Master
- Move to Paris and Fauvism
- Portraits and Recognition
- Personal Life and Family
- Later Career and Legacy
- Recent Sales
Kees van Dongen: A Dutch Fauvist Master
Early Life and EducationCornelius Theodorus Marie van Dongen () was born in Delfshaven, Netherlands, and was the second of four children.
Cornelis Van Dongen, known as Kees, is born in in Delfshaven (Holland).
From to , he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, producing sketches of sailors and prostitutes in the red-light district. Inspired by anarchist ideas, he illustrated a Dutch edition of Peter Kropotkin's "Anarchy" in
Move to Paris and Fauvism
In , van Dongen moved to Paris, where he participated in various exhibitions, including the famous Autumn Salon of , which also featured works by Henri Matisse.
The vibrant colors of their paintings gave rise to the name of the new group of artists: the Fauves, or