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Place Pigalle-Halle aux Vins, 1902

Signed lower right VDongen. (intertwined initials)

On the back: on the canvas, title in the artist's hand  Station d'A … / Place Pigalle … ; printed label: Galerie Charpentier …; on the stretcher, at the top: date 1900 ; numbers A 17; * 332; at the bottom ink stamp Douane … centrale.



Kees van Dongen, born in 1877 in Delfshaven, Netherlands, was a leading figure in the Fauve movement and early 20th-century Parisian art scene. He studied at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts before moving to Paris in 1897, where he came into contact with the bohemian scene of Montmartre.

His style, characterized by intense colors, bold strokes, and a sense of modernity, quickly made him known as a leading figure of the Fauves, alongside Henri Matisse and André Derain. Van Dongen became especially famous for his female portraits, in which he extolled elegance, sensuality, and vivid colors, often depicting women of Parisian high society.

During the 1920s and 1930s, he established himself as a socialite portraitist, associated with aristocratic circles and fashionistas, gaining international fame and success.

In 1959, he moved to Monaco, continuing to paint until his death in 1968 in Monte Carlo.

oil on canvas
cm 24,2 x 33,2 - framed cm 41,7 x 50
Attached is a declaration of authenticity on photograph by Robert Schmit n. 1873, dated Paris, 2 November 1987.
Origin:
Dr. Soubies Collection, Paris;

Galerie Charpentier, Paris;

Galerie Schmit, Paris.
Exhibitions:
Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen / Oeuvres de 1890 à 1948, Paris 1949.
Bibliography:
Galerie Charpentier, Van Dongen / Oeuvres de 1890 à 1948, Paris 1949, n. 28.
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