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Kees van Dongen    (Dutch, 1877-1968)

 Kees van Dongen - Course de chevaux (Paintings) h: 24 x w: 36 cm / h: 9.4 x w: 14.2 in
Kees van Dongen
Course de chevaux
 
  

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

Exhibitions
2008 Kees Van Dongen, 1877-1968, New National Museum of Monaco
1990 Kees Van Dongen, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
1976 Van Dongen: 1877-1968, Musée de l’Athéée, Geneva
1974 Les Fauves, Seibu Galleries, Tokyo
1972 Hommage à Van Dongen, Galerie Paul Valloton, Lausanne
1967 Van Dongen, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris
1946 Mostra di pittori francesi, Galerie dello Zodiaco, Rome
1911 Van Dongen, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
1908 Exhibited with German Expressionist group, “Die Brücke
1905 Salon d’Automne
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