Lot Essay
In 1945 Van Dongen spent some time with friends at the Chateau d'Annevoie where he painted this portrait of his hostess.
Portrait de Diane de Montpellier d'Annevoie à l'éventail
Details
Kees van Dongen (1877-1968)
Portrait de Diane de Montpellier d'Annevoie à l'éventail
signed 'van Dongen.' (lower left) and inscribed 'van Dongen 75 rue de Courcelles Paris 8e' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 25½in. (81.2 x 64.8cm.)
Painted in 1945
Portrait de Diane de Montpellier d'Annevoie à l'éventail
signed 'van Dongen.' (lower left) and inscribed 'van Dongen 75 rue de Courcelles Paris 8e' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 25½in. (81.2 x 64.8cm.)
Painted in 1945
Provenance
Diane de Montpellier d'Annevoie, Annevoie.
Exhibited
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rétrospective Kees Van Dongen, 1964.
Sale room notice
To be included in the forthcoming van Dongen catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute.