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Kees van Dongen Biography
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1877 |
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Born January 1st in Delfshaven near Rotterdam
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1895 |
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Studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Rotterdam
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1897 |
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Moved to Paris and worked as an illustrator for "Revoue Blanche" and "L'assiette au Beurre"
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1903 |
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Exhibited his works publicly for the first time, and later he showed with Matisse in the Vollard Gallery
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1905 |
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Became associated with the Fauves
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1908 |
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Became a member of the group of German Expressionists "Die Brücke" (the Bridge)
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1968 |
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Died May 28 in Monte Carlo
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Kees Van Dongen, 1877-1968, New National Museum of Monaco
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1990
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Kees Van Dongen, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
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1976
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Van Dongen: 1877-1968, Musée de l’Athéée, Geneva
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1974
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Les Fauves, Seibu Galleries, Tokyo
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1972
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Hommage à Van Dongen, Galerie Paul Valloton, Lausanne
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1967
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Van Dongen, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris
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1946
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Mostra di pittori francesi, Galerie dello Zodiaco, Rome
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1911
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Van Dongen, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
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1908
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Exhibited with German Expressionist group, “Die Brücke
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