Van Dongen painted many portraits. His portrait of his wife hangs above the buffet in this interior, with its marvellous colours and composition. In the actual portrait she stands against a bright red background. Here it has become blue. Apparently he did not find the red harmonious with the ochre yellow and blue.
Specifications
| Title | La commode |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 100 cm Width 65 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Kees van Dongen
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| Accession number | 1188 (MK) |
| Credits | Gift Jo Zwartendijk, 1936 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1936 |
| Creation date | in circa 1910 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De grote ogen van Kees van Dongen (2010) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| External exhibitions |
Van Dongen. Fauve, anarchiste et mondain (2011) Boijmans bij de Buren - Ateliergeheimen (2019) Kees van Dongen (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Kees van Dongen
Delfshaven 1877 - Monte Carlo 1968
Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen was born on 26 January 1877 in Delfshaven, then still a small independent port near Rotterdam. At the age of fifteen, Kees...
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