Kees van Dongen (1887-1968)

Portrait d'une modle

Details

Kees van Dongen (1887-1968)
Dongen, K. van
Portrait d'une modle
signed 'van Dongen' (lower center)
watercolor, pen and India ink, brush and gray wash, and blue wax crayon on buff paper
28 x 17 in. (71.7 x 45.1 cm.)

Provenance

Galerie Charpentier, Paris
La Cloche Collection, Paris
A. Berrard, Paris
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 17 May 1984, lot 158 (acquired by the present owner)

Lot Essay

A certificate from the Wildenstein Institute dated Paris, 9 October 1998 accompanies this watercolor, which will be included in their forthcoming van Dongen catalogue raisonn.
According to the late Dolly van Dongen, this watercolor was painted circa 1916-1917 and depicts a model from the Paris couturier house 'Jenny.'

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